The history of Juneteenth

Holloway hasn't been back to Texas in years, and says he now feels more at home in the "multiculturalism of Guam" than he does in the mainland United States. There are a lot of young people here [that] will probably ask what Juneteenth is, and there are people here that can explain that to them.

Nate Walls, Juneteenth Celebration Participant, "I think everyone should know about it".

Juneteenth is an official federal and state holiday referring to June 19, 1865, when the Union Army came to Galveston, Texas, with a proclamation that slaves were liberated, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

It is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. We need to keep the community together, with all the stuff that's happening today.

The African American Museum of Iowa has been Juneteenth all weekend.

The history of Juneteenth

President Donald Trump released a statement honoring the celebrations saying, "Melania and I send our warmest greetings to all those celebrating Juneteenth, a historic day recognizing the end of slavery..."

The occasion has been marked, in recent years, by the issuance of presidential statements every year on June 19th. This is me in my official Grand Marshal role for the Juneteenth Atlanta Parade!

Miracle on 18th Street is a local worship group and organizers say the announcement was a joyous occasion, but the time was also a sign of a greater injustice.

Saunders said it was an introduction to Juneteenth, African-American dance, African dance, African arts, drums and painting. The park was used to celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the abolition of slavery and thus picking up the name Emancipation Park. As his National Football League career started to wind down, Lane started taking a more active role in giving back to his hometown. In honor of their freedom, they named it Emancipation Park. Previous year the celebration attracted more than 70,000 people over two days.

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18 June 2017

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18 June 2017

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A heat advisory means people can be affected by the warmer weather if precautions are not taken. In fact, Phoenix could approach its all-time record high of 122 degrees set on June 26, 1990.

17 June 2017

Apple to turn iPhone into hub of medical information
Apple is planning to acquire cloud hosting startup companies that could suit its plan, people familiar with the matter told CNBC . CNBC has uncovered a secret Apple health team working hard on an ambitious project to turn your iPhone into a medical database.
16 June 2017

US, CentAm officials meet as Trump signals shift
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14 June 2017

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16 June 2017

Trump to announce plan to stop cash flow to Cuban military
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15 June 2017

Trump Nominates Former Commissioner Rosenworcel for Open FCC Seat
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18 June 2017

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12 June 2017

Maharashtra loan waiver: Government gives in to farmers' demands
On Tuesday, Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis held a three-hour-long meeting the delegation of the farmers. A farmer today sells tomatoes at one rupee a kg when they go for 10 rupees in supermarkets.

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Warmbier also stated that he had been told that if he was detained, a donation of $20,000 would be made to his mother. A hospital spokeswoman didn't provide an update on his condition. "We get to see our son Otto tonight".

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It effectively withdraws American leadership from around the world". Tillerson said a review of the State Department and the U.S. He cited North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as an example.

Netanyahu: No interest in escalation over Gaza power spat
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The history of Juneteenth

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