Independence Day
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CIVIC SEASON IS HERE!
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, Teens, Women's History
| Tagged with celebrations, Civic Season, CIVICS, Civil Rights, Constitution, Freedom, history, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Law Library, teens, United States of America, Women Suffrage
CIVIC SEASON IS UPON US! What is Civic Season? Generally, concepts such as patriotism and freedom are highlighted starting the week of Flag Day (June 14th) and ending on Independence […]
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Celebrate the Days – July
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antiboredom, bagpipeappreciationday, book recommendations, celebrations, dogdaysofsummer, eatahamburger, fireworks, forgetful, fourthofjuly, gaming, geek, geeklife, hamburger, Independence Day, internationaldayoffriendship, internationalkissingday, july, july4th, junkfood, keepitsimplestupid, learnanotherlanguage, midyear, motorcycle, nationaldayofthecowboy, nationalhammockday, postalworker, reading recommendations, reading suggestions, summer, truth, ufo, videogames
There are holidays and observances every day of the month — so many reasons to celebrate! I’m not saying there should be cake every day, but I’m not saying there […]
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What Is Juneteenth?
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, History and Preservation, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Emancipation Proclamation, Freedom Day, Holiday, Independence Day, Juneteenth
News of Slavery’s End Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, is the oldest national celebration of slavery’s end in the United States. On June 19, 1865 Union Major General Gordon Granger […]
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