The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday – Winnipeg Free Press
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Associated Press On Monday, Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history with joy, in the form of...
It is customary to publish an editorial about a holiday on the holiday itself. Monday’s observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day especially demand
Here's how the Juneteenth came to be and how you can mark the occasion.
He was one of the 182,566 people freed on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas.