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What: A Juneteenth parade followed by a festival with food, vendors, music, children's activities and more. A Juneteenth House Party: Celebrating Black History, Cultivating Black Stories When ...
Juneteenth Jubilee Day Festival. When: noon to 4 p.m. Sunday Where: Ohio Village and Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave.What: Visitors will be transported to an 1890’s Juneteenth observation ...
By 2002, eight states officially recognized Juneteenth [93] and four years later 15 states recognized the holiday. [50] By 2008, just over half of the states recognized Juneteenth in some way. [ 94 ] By 2019, 47 states and the District of Columbia recognized Juneteenth, [ 95 ] although as of 2020 only Texas had adopted the holiday as a paid ...
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. On this day in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free.
In Ohio, Butler County, Warren County and Clermont County offices will be closed. Federal offices: Juneteenth is a federal holiday. All nonessential government employees are off work, and most ...
The Cumberland County area is gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth. ... • A Heritage Brunch with keynote speaker state Sen. Val Applewhite is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 23 at Carver's Creek State Park ...
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Juneteenth is coming up soon, and while not everyone has the holiday off, there are quite a few businesses that will be closed for the day.. Celebrations surrounding Juneteenth have been around ...