ViewAlthough this year marks only the third Juneteenth considered a national holiday, it has been celebrated and commemorated for well over a century.
Its origins date back to June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation nearly 30...
Monday marks 3rd year Juneteenth celebrated as national holiday
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