The United States House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would make Juneteenth (on June 19) or Freedom Day — the date that marks two and a half years later when enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas —a federal holiday, USA Today reported. The Juneteenth National Independence Day … Continued

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