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Juneteenth: Understanding history to better realize the future
In 1865, two years after the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Two months after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Despite the Confederacy’s surrender, there are still holdouts of bitter…
What is Juneteenth? A History
This past Wednesday was Juneteenth, the most popular celebration of emancipation from slavery in the U.S. The holiday stems from the events of June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon…