Friday marks the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the abolishment of slavery that takes place every year on June 19.The date refers not to the end of legal slavery in the United States but to the gap in time before everyone heard the news.“It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody…
When American schoolchildren learn about slavery in the US, they are often told it ended with Abraham Lincoln’s signature on the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. But as late as June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas were still held in bondage. On that date, federal troops entered the state and began to punish slave holders…
The Rev. Al Sharpton will headline an event in Tulsa for the holiday that marks the end of slavery, one day before President Trump holds a rally there.Right NowMayor Bill de Blasio of New York said Juneteenth will be an official holiday for the city and its schools, beginning in 2021.ImagePresident Trump at the White…
Members of a parade perform during the Juneteenth Day Festival on June 19, 2019, in Milwaukee. In the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Dylan Buell/Getty Images for VIBE hide caption toggle caption Dylan Buell/Getty Images for VIBE Members of a…
This article is republished here with permission from The Associated Press. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors. Juneteenth commemorates when some enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago. Now, with support growing for the…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…