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LAURINBURG — To honor and celebrate Juneteenth, Scotland Youth Development and the Scotland County NAACP Youth sponsored Monday its second annual Mister/

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WILLIAMSBURG — Tour company Junket recently announced a partnership with The Historic First Baptist Church to highlight the bravery and resilience of 18th century Williamsburg’s Black residents in celebration of Juneteenth. Beginning today, Junket’s new tour, We Shall Overcome: Black History Experience, will take guests on a journey of significant Williamsburg locations like the Mary Stith ...

The last group of slaves in the United States were officially freed after Union troops finally won the Civil War and arrived in Galveston, Texas, to share the news on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth commemorates that day. And where 2,000 Union troops brought the news to Galveston, one woman heralded the celebration in Milwaukee: Margaret

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Heres what to know about Juneteenth Day, including what it means, when our city started commemorating it and where to celebrate this year.

Milwaukee’s Juneteenth Day celebration will be back in semi-full swing this year, after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled in-person activities for one of the state’s longest running African American events, organizers of the festival announced Tuesday. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Army soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the news that all slaves were free, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is a cultural celebration emphasizing e...