Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the end of slavery. The name is a combination of the words "June" and "nineteenth". It honors June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas were informed of their freedom.
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