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Seattle Times on 2020-06-19 01:00

Juneteenth celebrates ‘a moment of indescribable joy’: Slavery’s end in Texas

Juneteenth is one of the oldest celebrations commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Here's the history behind it, and why it resonates today.

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