Juneteenth celebrations 2021: 11 events happening around the Valley
Juneteenth celebrations 2021: 11 events happening around the Valley Collage by ABC15 and last updated 2021-06-16 19:48:29-04 PHOENIX â Juneteenth, a mix between the words June and nineteenth, marks the day that the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom. Issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation stated that all enslaved people in Confederate states âshall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.â However, the Emancipation Proclamation didnât immediately take effect and it took over two years for the news to tr...
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