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The inaugural event uses Juneteenth to promote economic, cultural, and health discussions in Black communities in Palm Beach County.
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"We can all finally celebrate. The whole country together," says Opal Lee, 94, who has been working for years to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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June 19, 1865, marked a huge turning point for Black people in America.
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The event will include a solemn ceremony Friday at the African Cemetery on Higgs Beach, and an all-day concert Saturday, with a parade featuring Carnival costumes and Caribbean music.
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The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
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Broward County Commissioners met Tuesday to discuss items on the summer agenda. One conversation focused on expanding efforts to educate Broward citizens about Juneteenth.
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Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.
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The new bill -- which passed the Senate 39-0 -- requires 45 minutes of high school instruction on the victims of Communism and emancipation in Florida.
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June 19 could be a state-recognized holiday under a senate bill moving through the legislature. The date, also known as Juneteenth, is seen nationally as a day to celebrate the freeing of slaves. But in Florida, many people recognize May 20 instead. That's the day in 1865 when union soldiers read the Emancipation Proclamation for the first time in Tallahassee.
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June 19 commemorates the day the last enslaved African Americans learned of their freedom in Galveston, Texas — more than two years after the Emancipation…
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Juneteenth commemorates the day emancipation reached enslaved people in the deepest parts of the South.It wasn't until June 19, 1865, two months after the…