The history of Juneteenth

Image credit: carlanthonyonline.com Juneteenth by G. Rose HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, the Union soldiers landed in Galveston with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free, according to the Austin History […]

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