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Calls have been mounting to make Juneteenth a national holiday amid protests for police reforms and racial justice. Juneteenth commemorates the day when…
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From Texas Standard:The first Juneteenth was not the celebration that it is today. June 19, 1865 was the first day of a federal occupation of Texas, and…
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For the first time in a decade, members of Congress examined the topic of reparations for African Americans over slavery at a hearing on a proposed study…
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June 19 marks Juneteenth, a celebration of the de facto end of slavery in the United States.For hundreds of thousands of African-Americans stuck in…
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Spectators lined the streets in East Austin on Saturday for the annual Juneteenth parade, which celebrates the end of slavery in Texas.WATCH: Austin's…
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On this Juneteenth, people in Austin had a chance to get a taste of history.The holiday celebrates Union Gen. Gordon Granger delivering news of the…
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The city celebrated the end of slavery in Texas with its annual Juneteenth parade in East Austin on Saturday.Also known as "Freedom Day," Juneteenth marks…
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Today is the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day when African-American slaves in Galveston, Texas were finally granted their freedom – two-and-a-half…
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Friday marks the 150th anniversary of the day that brought freedom to 250,000 African-Americans from slavery in Texas, commonly known as Juneteenth.While…
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The process of desegregation in Austin began in the 1950's. Blacks were no longer bound to live in one part of town and that allowed people to move into…