The Root explains how this Texan-based celebration came to be our 12th federal holiday.
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June 19th is the day we honor the freedom of those who were enslaved in the Confederacy.
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Emancipation Park in the city's Third Ward is celebrating its 150th birthday in a big way
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Nothing is sacred in America. Corporations want to cash-in on the Juneteenth holiday.
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