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Looming over the first section of “In Slavery’s Wake” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of the most viscerally disturbing artifacts in the exhibit: an ...
Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.
Seven years after the Florida Legislature approved a memorial recognizing the tragedy of slavery for the grounds of the ...
Juneteenth is a celebration for all Americans because it marks a pivotal moment in the United States’ journey toward living ...
Juneteenth celebrates the fall of slavery in the U.S. At the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit, visitors heard from ...
Columbus Day and Presidents Day are now in the crosshairs as debate erupts over which holidays America should actually ...
The museum’s special programming targeted visitors who may not have known about America’s second independence day and the ...
Despite federal grant funding cuts, the Cooper Family Foundation held its annual celebration, which has been a part of the ...
America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.
We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...
Each June, communities across the United States gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "nineteenth”, as the ...