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Former teacher Etha Robinson with her own tea cakes. She's hoping to revive the food that used to be a traditional treat in the African-American community.

Food To Celebrate Freedom: Tea Cakes For Juneteenth!

Jun 19, 2016
Juneteenth, the day when many African-Americans mark the end of slavery, is also associated with traditional foods from the black community. One woman wants to revive a traditional treat: tea cakes.
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Zeit: Juneteenth

May 28, 2015

Fourteen summers ago I happened upon a festive gathering in a strip mall parking lot on H Street and Owens Avenue. My first experience with Juneteenth happened to be the city’s first large-scale commemoration of June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.

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Juneteenth Day

Jun 17, 2011
Nevada is the 39th state to recognize June 19th in the annuls of American History.  It was June 19th in 1865 when the last slaves in the south were informed of their freedom given to them by the Emancipation Proclamation.
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