Juneteenth June 18, 2021 11:34 am

Recognition of Juneteenth Overdue, Lessons to Be Learned, Philly Museum Leader Says

President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth, the day America’s final enslaved people learned the Civil War was over and they were free. The African American Museum in Philadelphia has celebrated Juneteenth for years, and federal recognition was long overdue, they say.

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