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Juneteenth Gaining Traction Among Southern Baptist Churches

June 19, 2020

First Baptist Church of Crestmont in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, is among several Southern Baptist congregations celebrating for the first time Juneteenth, or June 19th, the day in 1865 when enslaved black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.

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Faith Leaders Prepare for Historic Juneteenth Celebrations

June 19, 2020

author: Alejandra Molina, RNS

Houses of worship across the nation are observing Juneteenth with Black Lives Matter demonstrations, anti-racist workshops, and virtual celebrations. Juneteenth honors the day in 1865 when enslaved black people in Galveston Bay, Texas, were notified by Union troops they were free by executive decree.

Juneteenth Gaining Traction Among Southern Baptist Churches

Faith Leaders Prepare for Historic Juneteenth Celebrations

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