COLUMN: Juneteenth events mark day of freedom
As a result, news of the proclamation didn’t reach enslaved Texans for more than two years after it was signed. … Iowa joined the list in 2002 — the seventh state to do so. … On that day, the Black Hawk County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host its 23rd …

COLUMN: Juneteenth events mark day of freedom