Juneteenth


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Today is Juneteenth. For those who might be new to the meaning of this day, it marks the ending of slavery in the United States. On this day in 1865, those enslaved in Galveston, Texas were informed by Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, that they were now free. The Civil War continued…