Juneteenth, qui marque l'émancipation des esclaves, est célébrée partout dans le pays depuis 1865. Elle revêt une tonalité particulière depuis 2020, après la mort de George Floyd. Le 19 juin 1865, à Galveston au Texas, les esclaves afro-américains apprenaient qu'ils étaient libres.
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On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day. With the principles of self ...
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Le président américain Joe Biden a promulgué une loi créant un nouveau jour férié fédéral pour commémorer l'émancipation des derniers esclaves au Texas il y a 156 ans. Ce qu'il faut ...
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A holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been celebrated every 19 June since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in 2021.
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This year marks the second anniversary since President Joe Biden named Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. As more Americans celebrate Juneteenth with family and community, it is vital to share the important historical legacy behind Juneteenth and recognize the long struggle to make it an officially recognized holiday.
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Juneteenth marks the day on 19 June 1865 when enslaved black people in Texas learned they had been freed. The measure now heads to the White House to be enacted into law.
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Whether you call it Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or the country's second Independence Day, Juneteenth is one of the most important anniversaries in our nation's history.
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Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed.
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« Juneteenth » marque la célébration de l’émancipation des esclaves, il y a plus d’un siècle et demi. Un arc-en-ciel apparaît derrière le mémorial de Lincoln, à Washington, le 19 ...
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Lee, also known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” will officially celebrate her 98th birthday on Monday, Oct. 7, after a weekend filled with family meals, penny poker and church. From ...
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What is Juneteenth and who helped make it a federal holiday? When did the last enslaved people in the United States learn they were free?
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Le 19 juin 1865, le général de l'Union Gordon Granger lit la proclamation de l'Emancipation au Texas, dernier Etat confédéré à avoir libéré les esclaves. Voici comment, cette date est ...
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Le Juneteenth est l'une des plus anciennes fêtes américaines, marquant la fin de plus de deux siècles d'esclavage dans ce qui est aujourd'hui les États-Unis.
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In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
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Opal Lee championed Juneteenth holiday:At 95, she's still got work to do. National Juneteenth Museum in the works. A retired teacher, Lee was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Marshall, Texas.
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“Throughout history, Juneteenth has been known by many names: Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Liberation Day, Emancipation Day, and today, a national holiday. [applause] When we establish a national ...
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Les Afro-Américains ont célébré le 19 juin 2021 un exceptionnel Juneteenth, jour anniversaire de la fin de l'esclavage aux Etats-Unis. Cette date compte désormais parmi les 11 jours fériés ...
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Juneteenth commémore l'annonce de l'abolition de l'esclavage dans l'état américain du Texas. 155 après, cette fête initialement célébrée par les Afro-Américains résonne encore.
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Asheville teenager sentenced as adult for shooting 2 minors at 2023 Juneteenth festival. ASHEVILLE - A juvenile pleaded guilty in Buncombe County Superior Court June 11, nearly one year after ...
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Le Juneteenth est une célébration de la liberté qui commémore la publication de l'ordre général n° 3 à Galveston, au Texas, le 19 juin 1865, annonçant l'application de la proclamation d'émancipation et informant la population du Texas que tous les esclaves étaient désormais libres.
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Juneteenth is a significant date in American history and the African American experience. The name is a play on the date of June 19th, 1865. On that day, the Union Army made its way into Galveston, TX under the leadership of General Gordon Granger, and he announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free.
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Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy, in the form of parades, street festivals, musical performances or cookouts.
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Juneteenth is America’s second Independence Day—here’s why. Observed on June 19, the nation’s newest federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in Texas. Here’s how it came to be ...
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Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is also called Emancipation Day or Juneteenth Independence Day. The name “Juneteenth” references the date of the holiday, combining the words “June” and “nineteenth.”
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