He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...
It means freedom for everybody,” said Doctor Lee. June 19th commemorates the day ... Juneteenth holiday into law. In 2024 Lee earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom “Oh, I was so happy ...
Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...
As celebrations erupted and cannons fired in 1776, my ancestors' freedom ... to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday last year. But this year, Juneteenth falls on the same day as Father's ...
More than three years after a plan for a National Juneteenth Museum was hatched, developers have secured land in Fort Worth.
Detroit is one of the biggest, Blackest cities in the United States, and Juneteenth celebrations ... but it will honor African American freedom and achievement. The day-long event features food ...
The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining ... states in the south were declared to be free. But this freedom depended on the Northern states winning the war.
Major League Soccer is undertaking a series of initiatives to celebrate Juneteenth – the historic date commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans in the U.S. All programs are a ...
Juneteenth, a blend of the words June and nineteenth, marks the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest running African American holiday in the United States. In ...
FORT WORTH – Opal Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," sent a heartfelt letter to President Donald Trump on his inauguration day ... to enjoy the freedom of being ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, wrote an open letter calling ...