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Understanding Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom and Equality

Discover the significance of Juneteenth and how it commemorates the day when slaves in Texas gained freedom, two years after emancipation. Learn where and how Juneteenth is celebrated through parades, activities, speeches, and more.

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Understanding Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom and Equality

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  1. [Your Name] By: Mr. Juneteenth

  2. What is Juneteenth? • Commutates the day that slave in Texas obtained their freedom from slavery, that had been officially abolished by the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. • Although the E.P. was put into effect on January 1st 1863, it wasn’t until June 19th 1865, when Union troops arrived to Galveston Island and made them enforce the proclamation.

  3. Why is Juneteenthcelerbrated?

  4. Where is Juneteenth Celebrated? • Juneteenth is celebrated in many places. Some not even in this country. • Not all, but many of the States • Canada • Central America • Africa • Etc.

  5. How is it Celebrated? Parades Activities for Kids Public Speaking or Preaching Singing and Dancing

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