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Juneteenth

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, is an American holiday celebrated annually on June 19. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union general Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas, that all previously enslaved people in Texas were free. - Wikipedia

learn

A small curated collection of great resources to learn more about Juneteenth.
wikipedia- Emancipation_Day_in_Richmond,
Wikipedia
Celebration_of_the_abolition_of_slavery_
PBS Classroom
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U.S. Senate 2018 Resolution
Emancipation_Day_celebration_-_1900-06-1
Juneteenth.com
TeachingTolerance-Juneteenth-AP-Images.j
Teaching Tolerance
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New York Times 

Get involved

1. Help Make Juneteenth a National Holiday:
Sign this petition. Or this one.
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2. Join the Juneteenth Music Festival
Note: I have no connection to the organizations listed above. Sharing the wealth of available information for our mutual growth. 
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