Passage: The story of Juneteenth

Passage: The story of Juneteenth

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This week saw the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, marking the day when Union Major General Gordon Granger proclaimed to the people of Texas, on June 19, 1865, that “all slaves are free” – the end of slavery in America. But it would not mean the end of oppression. Jane Pauley reports.

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