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The red, white and blue of the Juneteenth flag, a familiar color scheme, will be flying alongside the American flag in many places on June 19, symbolizing the end of slavery in Texas. In Houston ...
First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue of the U.S. flag to convey that all enslaved people and their ...
For example, the Netherlands’ red, white and blue flag from the 1500s set a precedent. “Peter the Great of Russia went to the Netherlands in the late 1600s to learn about shipbuilding and ...
Continuing a nearly 30 year-tradition, the celebration at Pearson Park featured a community parade bathed in red, white and blue, as well as entertainment and an avenue of flags.
Celebrating the Stars and Stripes: Honoring the American Flag on Flag Day today, June 14, we commemorate the adoption of the United States flag, a symbol of freedom, unity, and patriotism that has ...
Artist Lisa Jeanne GrafIn revised the flag in 2000, and in 2007 "June 19, 1865" was added to represent the date the legal decree was issued to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, the Jan. 1 ...
The star and the red, white and blue flag of Juneteenth symbolizes freedom. Here's everything to know about the flag that will fly June 19th.