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Juneteenth events are happening across the country, honoring the 156th anniversary of what is often considered the end of slavery in the United States.
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Chef Chris Williams from the Houston restaurant Lucille's talks about how he started the restaurant, the nonprofit that grew from it, and his mixed feelings about Juneteenth.
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Music offers freedom. Freedom of expression — a way to rejoice and to mourn, to offer comfort, to call for change.
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Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy and Long Division, recommends five "incisive and innovative" books on social justice for Juneteenth.
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June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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"We can all finally celebrate. The whole country together," says Opal Lee, 94, who has been working for years to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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Many Republican lawmakers cited concerns over the actual name of the holiday and whether it conflates with the July 4th federal holiday.
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June 19, 1865, marked a huge turning point for Black people in America. But many slave owners refused to comply. And even celebrating the date was discouraged in the years to come.
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Companies are responding to a social movement fueled by the killing of George Floyd, a 47-year-old Black man who died in Minneapolis while in police custody.
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Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.