Juneteenth: US gets new federal holiday to celebrate end of slavery
The holiday, which will take place annually on June 19, has been signed into law in order to remember the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.
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Juneteenth: US gets new federal holiday to celebrate end of slavery
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