On this day in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed into law, the last enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops. We commemorate this moment in history and remember the long fight for freedom in celebrating #Juneteenth.pic.twitter.com/KRPh3BJRpC
2:30 PM - 19 Jun 2018
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