nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.


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Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday



June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.


Slavery Didn’t End On Juneteenth. Here’s What You Should Know About This Important Day

14 House Republicans Voted Against Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

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