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The history behind Juneteenth and why it resonates today
June 19, 2019 | 9:40 PM GMT
Juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865, two years after the singing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Here’s why it still resonates.