On June 20, the U will pay tribute to Juneteenth National Independence Day in honor of the day when the last enslaved individuals in the country were notified of their emancipation.
Read MoreThe annual celebration of Black resilience and American freedom now officially a state holiday.
Read MoreOn the eve of this year’s Juneteenth, we reflect on the significance of June 19, 1865—a day now commemorated as a federal holiday to mark the end of slavery in the United States.
Read MoreJuneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
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