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The United States has a new holiday every June 19 to mark the end of slavery in 1865. We talk about the origins of Juneteenth in Texas with Texas-native and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed.
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The United States has a new holiday every June 19 to mark the end of slavery in 1865. We talk about the origins of Juneteenth in Texas with Texas-native and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed.
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This year’s Juneteenth holiday celebrated tomorrow marks a year of firsts — organizations hosting their first ever celebrations, Franklin County and the city of Columbus making it a paid holiday, and the United States making it a federal holiday. Local organizations and leaders spoke about the holiday’s significance this year, especially after a year of trauma in the Black community.
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Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that slavery was over in the state. Juneteenth is now celebrated across the U.S. We look at the history of emancipation and the ongoing conversation on the legacy of slavery in the U.S.
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Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that slavery was over in the state. Juneteenth is now celebrated across the U.S. We look at the history of emancipation and the ongoing conversation on the legacy of slavery in the U.S.
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At Bicentennial Park on Friday night, a group of Black men and women who work in the criminal justice system capped off a day of Juneteenth…
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As hundreds of Columbus residents celebrated Juneteenth on the city’s East Side, the city government moved to formally recognize June 19 as a holiday.The…
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Terrance Curtain has attended a few different demonstrations around Cleveland since the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis. Sometimes, the pastor and assistant school principal speaks about racial inequality. Sometimes, he leads the crowd in chants. But when he started thinking about how he wanted to mark Juneteenth this year, he imagined something different.
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In the wake of protests calling for racial equality and other reforms after the killing of George Floyd, there's a growing movement to make June 19 a federal holiday.