43. Juneteenth: Celebrate Freedom (Remastered)
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Experience the power of Juneteenth, an extraordinary annual celebration marking the triumph over slavery in the United States.  Commemorating June 19, 1865, the day a group of enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they were free — some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. ***Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts. This helps me teach more people--just like you--overlooked history and the stories of humanity. *** Join my monthly Bookclub + Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/thehumanityarchive Check out my NYT Bestselling Black history book: www.thehumanityarchive.com/books My newsletter: www.thehumanityarchive.com/newsletter  Support the show
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