
JUNETEENTH HISTORY. JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST RECOGNIZED CELEBRATION THAT CELEBRATE, THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. JANUARY 01, 1863. IT STARTED IN GALVESTON TEXAS, TODAY THE LARGEST CELEBRATIONS ARE IN MILWAUKEE, AND MINNEAPOLIS, JUNETEENTH IS ALWAYS OBSERVED ON OR AROUND JUNE 19th. THE DAY THAT SLAVES IN TEXAS FINALLY HEARD ABOUT THEIR FREEDOM IN 1865. 2 1/2 YEARS AFTER IT WAS AD...
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