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​Juneteenth’s Elevation to a Federal Holiday

​Juneteenth’s Elevation to a Federal Holiday

Posted by Pamela Noblitt, Vice President on Aug 9th 2021

Juneteenth’s Elevation to a Federal HolidayJuneteenth represents the celebration of the news of the emancipation of slaves finally reaching Galveston Island on June 19, 1865, three years after bein … read more