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Today in history: Juneteenth celebrates 1865 freedom for slaves

by: Special to PeoplesWorld.org
on June 17 2016

tags: history, slavery, Juneteenth, Freedom Day, national

This still popularly observed African American celebration honors the day when slaves in Texas heard they had been freed.

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