Juneteenth
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Electronic Village: Juneteenth...The African American Independence Day!
June 19th is known in many places as Juneteenth... History of Juneteenth What is Juneteenth Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that all slaves were now free. Note that this was two and a half ...
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