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Juneteenth roundup

John Fea   |  June 19, 2021

Here’s what you need to know about Juneteenth:

Some basics

It is now a federal holiday.

NPR staff members read the Emancipation Proclamation:

A Juneteenth playlist

Kate Masur: Juneteenth is just the start

Can the Juneteenth holiday be Black and national?

Juneteenth pageants

Juneteenth in the shadow of the country’s largest Confederate monument

Historian Daina Ramey Berry on the history of Juneteenth

Annette Gordon-Reed talks with The Washington Post. And here is Gordon-Reed on growing up with Juneteenth.

We will post more piece throughout the day.

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Filed Under: Way of Improvement Tagged With: African American history, emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, Juneteenth, slavery

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