Juneteenth - A holiday 156 Years in the Making

Published: June 19, 2023, 6:30 a.m.

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Juneteenth, marking June 19th, 1865 is a federal holiday celebrated each year to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Most people think that was the day President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves. Wrong.\\xa0

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