Juneteenth Turns 159: A Celebration Of Delayed Freedom That Only Recently Became A Federal Holiday

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Americans observe Juneteenth every June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued it. Their arrival effectively ended slavery in the…

This story appeared on benzinga.com, 2025-06-19 12:15:58.
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