Juneteenth

Articles about the Juneteenth holiday, now 155 years old, recognizing and celebrating the freeing of the last slaves of the Confederacy in Galveston, TX.

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Juneteenth
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A collection of articles about the Juneteenth holiday, now 155 years old, recognizing and celebrating the freeing of the last people who were slaves of the Confederacy in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865.
Jun 19, 2020
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Juneteenth And National New Beginnings
Essence - Dr. Tera W. Hunter
Dr. Tera W. Hunter, Professor of History and African-American Studies at Princeton University, discusses the importance of Juneteenth. “Soldiers, all …
Jun 19, 2020
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/podcasts/the-daily/juneteenth-emancipation-day-black-lives-matter.html
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Jun 19, 2020
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An original ‘Juneteenth’ order found in the National Archives
The Washington Post - Michael E. Ruane
The National Archives on Thursday located what appears to be an original handwritten “Juneteenth” military order informing thousands of people held in bondage in Texas they were free. The decree, in the...
Jun 19, 2020
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Growing Up with Juneteenth
The New Yorker - Annette Gordon-Reed
How a Texan holiday became a national tradition. When I was a little girl, in Texas, I thought Juneteenth belonged to us, meaning to the state of Texas generally and to black Texans specifically. In my...
Jun 19, 2020
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/opinion/juneteenth-holiday.html
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Jun 19, 2020
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/opinion/juneteenth-slavery-freedom.html
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Black Joy—Not Corporate Acknowledgment—Is the Heart of Juneteenth
The Atlantic - Kellie Carter Jackson
In 2002 I was at the University of Iowa conducting research on the history of Emancipation Day celebrations in the state. I remember at one point being somewhat baffled by what Leslie Schwalm, the professor...
Jun 19, 2020
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Juneteenth Is Finally Entering the Mainstream American Consciousness. Now Make It An Official Federal Holiday
The Root
Forget the 4th of July! Juneteenth is the day that should be celebrated by all as a pivotal point in America’s freedom …
Jun 17, 2020
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Juneteenth celebrates ‘a moment of indescribable joy’: Slavery’s end in Texas
The Washington Post - DeNeen L. Brown
Juneteenth — the holiday President Trump claims he made famous and that is now being embraced by Nike, Google, the NFL and the state of New York in the wake of police brutality protests — is one of the...
Jun 19, 2020
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On Juneteenth, Remembering How Even “Sympathetic” Northerners Made Emancipation a Painful Process
slate.com - Rebecca Onion
Thanks to the efforts of Black Lives Matter protesters, and to America’s ongoing reckoning with police brutality and entrenched racism, more …
Jun 19, 2020
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This Juneteenth, Check Out These Powerful Images from the NMAAHC Collection
washingtonian.com - Katrina Schmidt
Some of the most compelling items in the museum’s Slavery and Freedom collection. Today’s Juneteenth celebration marks 154 years since the end of …
Jun 19, 2019
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Celebrating Juneteenth
si.edu
Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that …
Jun 18, 2020
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Celebrating Juneteenth: A Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation
NPR
Juneteenth is getting unusually widespread attention this year, as Americans protest police brutality and racism. But some Americans have, for years, celebrated it as the day that marks our ancestors'...
Jun 19, 2020
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Five myths about Juneteenth
The Washington Post - Afi-Odelia Scruggs
President Trump initially planned his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic started spreading widely for Tulsa on Friday, June 19. Then he moved it to Saturday to avoid holding the event...
Jun 19, 2020
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/18/style/juneteenth-celebration.html
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