Juneteenth: Fraudulent Independence Day
June 19, 1865 is not when slavery legally ended in America — that key date in American history didn’t happen until almost six months later, on December 6. So why commemorate the...
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Juneteenth: What Is It All About?
June 19, 1865 was the day that General Gordon Granger led his Union troops into Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War was now over and the slaves were free,...
“Juneteenth” Was Not the End of Slavery
As President Joe Biden was only able to sign into law the observation of “Juneteenth” (June 19) as an official holiday of the United States two days before the date last...
Illinois City Holds Juneteenth, LGBT Festivities; Independence Day Celebration Canceled
Residents of Evanston, Illinois took part in the city's Juneteenth parade Saturday, but some have been left wondering why July 4 celebrations have been canceled. ...
Biden Signs Law Creating Yet Another Federal Holiday — Juneteenth National Independence Day
The legal end of slavery was a result of the 13th Amendment, ratified on December 6, 1865, months after Juneteenth. If any date were to be used to celebrate the end...