Juneteenth celebrations in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area

Juneteeenth is a time of celebration, recognizing the day that enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were free. Though millions of slaves in Confederate territory had been freed on Jan. 1, 1863, slaves in Texas did not receive word of new law until June 19, 1865. Now that Juneteenth…

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