Honoring Juneteenth

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Honoring Juneteenth

By TheImmersiveBookshelf

Genres: General Fiction

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were finally freed—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s a powerful celebration of Black freedom, r

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