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JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

June 19, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Emancipation Day Celebrations 1900. Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the US state of Texas, and … [Read more...] about JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: Juneteenth, Slavery, USA

NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY FEBRUARY 1, 1865

February 1, 2020 By Roland Lundberg

National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the … [Read more...] about NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY FEBRUARY 1, 1865

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: National Freedom Day, Slavery, USA

JOHN BROWN AND HARPERS FERRY

October 16, 2019 By Roland Lundberg

16 October 1859, John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (today West Virginia), intending to start a slave liberation movement that would spread south through the mountainous … [Read more...] about JOHN BROWN AND HARPERS FERRY

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: John Brown, Slave Revolt, Slavery, USA

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

September 22, 2019 By Roland Lundberg

On September 22, 1862, Lincoln issued a preliminary warning that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any state that did not end its rebellion against the Union by January 1, 1863. None of the Confederate states did so, and … [Read more...] about EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, Slavery, USA

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