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In the News Now | Celebrating Juneteenth

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they were freed. See how cities around the U.S. are coming together and celebrating.
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'The holiday of Juneteenth is like bathing without soap and water,' Fulton County community activist says

A community advocate and pioneer of Fulton County's efforts for reparations shares why the conversation is important.
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Here's where the conversation around reparations stands in Fulton County

A community advocate and pioneer of Fulton County's efforts for reparations shares why the conversation is important.
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Juneteenth activities and celebrations in metro Atlanta

Here's a list of activities taking place in Atlanta to celebrate Juneteenth
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What is Juneteenth? | History of the holiday

Juneteenth – a combination of the words June and Nineteenth – commemorates when the last enslaved people in the South were finally set free.
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Yes, the post office will be closed on Juneteenth

Post offices across the country will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of the federal Juneteenth holiday.
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Juneteenth | Sharing the holiday's significance and celebrating freedom

Sharing the history and significance of Juneteenth, as well as the different ways to celebrate and commemorate freedom.
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'We owe that to them, we really do' | Group fights to keep Buckhead's Black past part of its future

The Buckhead Heritage Society is preserving a piece of Buckhead's history: a cemetery where enslaved people and former servants are buried.
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Fulton County’s Reparations Task Force aiming to submit recommendations by October 2024

The Task Force members are researching county records to identify victims and survivors of racist crimes and other atrocities dating back to slavery, pre-Civil War.
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Where Fulton County's efforts for reparations stands

The county has created a task force to explore what reparations would look like.
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Metro Atlanta kids share what Juneteenth means to them

Groups took a walk through history at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights on Monday.