Jacob Lawrence's mosaic 'Community,' Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building, Jamaica, Queens, New York (© Alpha Stock/Alamy)

Posted on June 20, 2024  •  1 minutes  • 49 words

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Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the US. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, an acknowledgment of its indelible imprint on the country.