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Joe Biden made an appearance on Juneteenth in Texas at Galveston's Reedy Chapel, calling for the country to unify in ...
Galveston’s place as the birthplace of Juneteenth is significant. In 2021 Juneteenth became a federal holiday. For years, the ...
Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service ...
Former President Joe Biden visited Galveston for Juneteenth, attending a service at a historic church and receiving a plaque ...
The Binghamton Juneteenth Committee hosted the event and provided attendees with moments of reflection throughout the day.
Former President Joe Biden's scheduled appearance in Galveston was already causing a stir Thursday afternoon at Reedy Chapel, hours before the former president was slated to arrive for its annual ...
Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...
June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...
While the events of June 18, 1865, have long been celebrated in Galveston, it was not until June 2021 that then-President Joe Biden officially made Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday.
Before Former President Joe Biden made his appearance in the city where Juneteenth began, Galveston celebrated the holiday ...
For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...
One hundred and sixty years after word reached Galveston, Texas, that enslaved African Americans were now free, the city is honouring Juneteenth year round. On 19 June 1865, a Union general ...