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“The holiday is important to reflect on freedom and reflect on who we are as a nation and who we want to be as a nation,” a museum curator explains.
“The holiday is important to reflect on freedom and reflect on who we are as a nation and who we want to be as a nation,” a museum curator explains.
“The holiday is important to reflect on freedom and reflect on who we are as a nation and who we want to be as a nation,” a museum curator explains.
The juneteenth act into law and establishing juneteenth as a federal holiday. he's about to step to the podium. let's listen in for a moment. >> because you see, that day was not the end of slavery in america. yes, on that day the enslaved people of galveston, texas learned that they were free. but in fact, 2 1/2 years earlier the emancipation proclamation ended slavery in the confederacy. think about that. for more than two years, the enslaved people of texas were kept in servitude. for more than two years they were intentionally kept from their freedom. for more than two years. and then on t...
Even though it’s been celebrated for 156 years and is recognized in some form in 47 states and the District of Columbia, Juneteenth is not a federal holiday. But there’s a piece of legislation in Congress trying to change that.