Name: Juneteenth marked as a federal holiday | How Did We Get Here?
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Juneteenth dates back to the end of the Civil War, when the last slaves learned they were free as the Union army marched its way west into Texas. While the holiday has been celebrated in communities and in individual states for many years, it was made a federal holiday in 2021. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/juneteenth-meaning-history-federal-holiday-2023/507-e4e598e2-35bc-4dc2-bd92-97652f1ff00c Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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history holidays local national news the-story federal holiday black history june 19th juneteenth history juneteenth explained juneteenth holiday

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