Tag: juneteenth
Juneteenth: A time of reflecting and rejoicing
On June 19, 1865, two months after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House and two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the...
Your Views: Why the rush on Juneteenth?
To the editor:
When Rev. Martin Luther King Day was first introduced, there were years of highly visible debate before Congress acted, and a...
Alexandria celebrates Juneteenth
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
With Juneteenth now a federal holiday, the first new addition since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, public awareness about...