All About Juneteenth: Books for Children
Posted on June 15, 2025
by Aya K
On June 19, 1865, the last enslaved African Americans were finally freed in Galveston, Texas. Juneteenth is celebrated annually to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. It became a federal holiday on June 19, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.
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