Juneteenth (1903, 1907, 1908)

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Juneteenth, n.
U.S.

19 June, celebrated as a holiday commemorating the emancipation of  
African-American slaves in Texas on that date in 1865. Also more fully Juneteenth day.
Formerly celebrated  chiefly in Texas and other southern states; now more 
widespread.  
1932  J. M. BREWER in J.  F. Dobie Tone Bell  Easy 10 The best of 
tale-tellers has  been some ex-slave buoyed up by the spirit of a Nineteenth of June  The 
best ofthe  <NOBR>‘Junetethe day on which all colored people in the South  
commemorate the freedom of their race from  slavery.
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     _Galveston Daily News, The_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=Pf2/SIh9fJOKID/6NLMW2rzZE/yKSUIvMIqUMaaWOZgkU4UTFLPAi0IF+CsZYmrz)  
_Monday, June 22, 1903_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=juneteenth+AND+date:1903-06-22)  _Galveston,_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=juneteenth+AND+cityid:10741+AND+stateid:94+AND+range:1759-1912)  
_Texas_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=juneteenth+AND+stateid:94+AND+range:1759-1912)   bie q-Jlet-jdc  of the tiii'c'e dry's JUNETEENTH 
celebration In Houston Is  
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     _Galveston Daily News, The_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=Pf2/SIh9fJOKID/6NLMW2rzZE/yKSUIvjJlFEp8Req3J1uw6Pm4UAEIF+CsZYmrz)  
_Saturday, June 22, 1907_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=june-teenth+AND+date:1907-06-22)  _Galveston,_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=june-teenth+AND+cityid:10741+AND+stateid:94+AND+range:1759-1912)
  _Texas_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=june-teenth+AND+stateid:94+AND+range:1759-1912)   ... June- teenth  has come and gone and it 
afforded nueh plfMtsnre and fun to our colored  ... June 25 S. S. 
ALAMO............Thursday, June 27 S. S. DENVER  .........Saturday, June 23 J ... Juno 
Cherbourg and Hamburg, a, m.; Hnvre,  7 a. m. June; it p. ii. June and 
Ijlverpool. a.  ... 
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     _Galveston Daily News, The_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=Pf2/SIh9fJOKID/6NLMW2rzZE/yKSUIvzPLXfgSx+qQJ1U2KCeQdi0IF+CsZYmrz)  
_Saturday, June 20, 1908_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=juneteenth+AND+date:1908-06-20)  _Galveston,_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=juneteenth+AND+cityid:10741+AND+stateid:94+AND+range:1759-1912)  
_Texas_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=juneteenth+AND+stateid:94+AND+range:1759-1912)   The no groes of  San Antonio are holding 
"JUNETEENTH" celebration a Union Park  

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