Juneteenth: What You Need to Know | #History

Juneteenth commemorates the day in June 1865—two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation—when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War was over and enslaved people were free.

For many black Americans, Juneteenth is a celebration to commemorate the end of slavery.

For many white Americans, recent protests over police brutality have driven their awareness of Juneteenth's significance. https://abc7ne.ws/3dhFDry

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