Leaders from all corners of the Savannah community gathered with residents on Wednesday morning to take part in the City’s official commemorative event honoring Juneteenth National Independence Day. Hundreds were […]
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Stay in the know about the latest activities and achievements in our local community. CAT to run on holiday schedule for Juneteenth Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) will operate on […]
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Celebrate Freedom Day at these Juneteenth Festivities
Observed annually on June 19, Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of chattel slavery in the U.S. It’s a time of remembering the past, expressing gratitude for the […]
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COMMUNITY NEWS CONNECTION: Free family event Saturday at Enmarket Arena
Stay in the know about the latest activities and achievements in our local community. Each week, Connect Savannah previews the community’s notable upcoming events and resident opportunities while also looking […]
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Celebrating Freedom: Tybee MLK group hosts Juneteenth festival and wade-in commemorating island’s civil rights history
Juneteenth is a special holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in America. Specifically, it celebrates the freedom of the last slaves in Texas who became aware of Lincoln’s Emancipation […]
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Now a national holiday, local Juneteenth celebrations feature family, food, reflection
There are several Juneteenth events taking place throughout the greater Savannah area. If you’re wondering what’s happening and where you can go to celebrate Juneteenth this year, here’s a list […]
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Freedom for all: Savannah celebrates Juneteenth
More people are calling for Juneteenth to replace the Fourth of July as a holiday worthy of celebration
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Juneteenth at the Jepson: 12 years strong
The Telfair intentionally schedules its Juneteenth celebration earlier than the actual June 19 date so residents can go to other Juneteenth celebrations in the area.
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Juneteenth means freedom all month long
WHEN President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that granted freedom to America’s slaves in September of 1862, it was supposed to go into effect January 1, 1863. Out on […]
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Juneteenth: ‘If you don’t know your history you are liable to repeat it’
Juneteenth has come to symbolize the struggle for freedom that defined generations of people within the United States
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‘Juneteenth is about freedom’
Experiencing Juneteenth through this lens not only connects past events to the present but grounds them in local history
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Cross-pollination
To celebrate Juneteenth — a national celebration which actually marks June 18-19, 1865, when slaves were emancipated in Texas — the Ships of the Sea Museum is putting on a […]