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2023-06-20 07:03:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F5F51F18CBA4CF283E1E0F77EC475E54E2D2C40D413BA80AADA11585D8E6FC34
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The Juneteenth holiday originated in Texas in 1980. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/09/more-than-half-of-states-now-recognize-juneteenth-as-an-official-holiday/ The Emancipation Proclamation wasn't enforced in Confederate states. Juneteenth marks the day Union soldiers began enforcing the end of slavery in the last Southern state. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth
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