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...