- Juneteenth World Wide Celebration
Nexus for information, activities and organizations about Juneteenth, the oldest known commemoration of the ending of slavery.
www.juneteenth.com
- Wikipedia: Juneteenth
African American celebration on June 19, the day in 1865 that news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached slaves in Galveston, Texas, two years after it was issued.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
- National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign
Fighting to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Includes news, events, and more.
www.juneteenth.us
- History of Juneteenth
Discusses Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
www.elecvillage.com/juneteen.htm
- 19th of June
Archives, calendar, store, and campaign for a national observance of Juneteenth.
www.19thofjune.com
- Juneteenth: Real History
Article covering the history and celebrations in Galveston, TX.
www.spectacle.org/798/aussie.html
- Juneteenth: About.com
Information on the holiday that has celebrated the emancipation of Texas slaves for over 100 years and is celebrated nationwide.
afroamhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa061101a.htm
- MSN Encarta: Juneteenth
Article on the day also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, a day which commemorates the ending of slavery.
encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761595967
|
Help us improve the Yahoo! Directory -