Here's what is opened and closed on Juneteenth

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The City of Houston kicked off Juneteenth celebrations on Saturday at Emancipation Park. June 19th, 1865, is the date that the last slaves in our nation, located in Galveston, Texas received news from Union Soldiers that they were free. Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in 2021, but for decades it's been celebrated and recognized in the African American community.

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The Independent

What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

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What's open, what's closed on Juneteenth

CNNBy Camila Moreno Lizarazo, CNNThis year marks the second year Juneteenth will be observed as a federal holiday.June 19 commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were told by Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger that they had been liberated. Granger’s announcement came almost three years after the Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached it…

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KRDO

What's open, what's closed on Juneteenth

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