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Juneteenth

African American History , Black Lives Matter (BLM) , Independence Day , Interracial Understanding , United States Edit

Read all about it! (Different perspectives.)

Have a Proud and Happy Juneteenth!

Source: Juneteenth.com

What Is Juneteenth?

by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Source: PBS.org via The Root

Juneteenth: The Growth of an African American Holiday (1865- )

by Quintard Taylor

Source: BlackPast.org

Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom

by Jelani Cobb

Source: The New Yorker

Celebrating Juneteenth

Source: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

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