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Juneteenth: A National Holiday 13th amendment abraham lincoln emancipation procolmation juneteenth president abraham lincoln thirteeth amendment to constitution Jun 20, 2022

Ā On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and that all slaves were now free. This was two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation which had become official on January 1st, 1863.

The day was celebrat...

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