New children's book seeks to teach kids about Juneteenth's history

New children's book seeks to teach kids about Juneteenth's history

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It’s been over 150 years since enslaved Black Americans, all in the then-Confederate state of Texas, learned of their freedom. It was June 19, 1865 — two months after the Civil War ended and 2½ years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This monumental day became Juneteenth. Jump way forward in…

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