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2022-06-22 08:07:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04E0788AD810050418BBEDAFD2481E90904248E2538D9D4DF90E461C3C37604C
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This Tweet marked a US holiday, called "Juneteenth". It remembers June 19th, 1865, the day slaves on Texas's Galveston Island learned of federal orders banning slavery. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/18/a-proclamation-on-juneteenth-day-of-observance-2021/ Twitter has celebrated Juneteenth since 2020. https://www.juneteenthlegacyproject.com/about In June 1865, the US Constitution did not ban slavery. https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xiii
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