Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom, Equality, and Solidarity
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Each year on June 19, our nation observes Juneteenth, a day that marks one of the most important moments in American history. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people there were free—more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued. From […]
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