LinkLinks WTOP: Juneteenth: Athletes and teachers join protest for change By Editor On Jun 20, 2020 Last updated Jun 20, 2020 31 Share Juneteenth marks the date — June 19, 1865 — that all enslaved black people in the U.S. learned they were free. It was more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, when a Union Army general read federal orders to enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas. 31 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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