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What happened on juneteenth?

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Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, or Juneteenth Independence Day is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and observed annually on June 19.

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The observance of Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas.

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