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Jun 19, 2020
Celebrate Juneteenth with These Great Books
This week celebrates June 19, also known as Juneteenth, Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, representing true freedom for Black Americans across the nation. Juneteenth is considered the most prominent Emancipation Day in the United States. It commemorates the day that Union soldiers liberated slaves in Galveston, Texas, putting an official end to slavery. On June…