Juneteenth to be observed as Kansas holiday, governor says
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day the last enslaved Americans received word that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Topeka organization kicks off Juneteenth celebration at Capitol building
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure that all enslaved people were freed two-and-a-half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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