There was^([sic – meaning were]) not so many colored people in the city as usual on Saturday evening, all of them, very near, being out at the "Juneteenth siliibration."
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Juneteenth
//ˌd͡ʒuːnˈtiːnθ//
Synonyms for "juneteenth" (4 found)
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- Dia De l'Emancipació name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 黑奴解放日 name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
German
2 entries- Emanzipationtag name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
- Freilassungtag name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
Polish
2 entries- Dzień Wyzwolenia name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
- Teksański Dzień Emancypacji name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
Portuguese
1 entries- Dia da Emancipação name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
Spanish
1 entries- Día de la Emancipación name (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
If there is plenty of sunshine within the next ten days there will be sufficient supply of watermelons in Southwest Texas to take care of the "Juneteenth" celebrations of San Antonio's colored population.
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"'Twere Juneteenth day," she began reverentially, "when my light firs' broke. The darkies all bunched up down in the live oak grove were a-singin' an' a-dancin', 'spressin' their glory 'cause they warnt no mo' slaves nohow.["]
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"But whut if it rains?" asked Josy. "It always do rain on Juneteenth." / "Dat's jes' de way of it," said John. "Someone is always a-th'owin' cold water on eve'ything I does."
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