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THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH

by
​Tyrese Jefferson

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JUNETEENTH, ALSO KNOWN AS JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY OR FREEDOM DAY, IS AN AMERICAN HOLIDAY THAT COMMEMORATES THE JUNE 19, 1865 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE U.S. STATE OF TEXAS, AND MORE GENERALLY THE EMANCIPATION OF ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGHOUT THE FORMER CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.


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