June 16, 2022
Dancer Prescylia Mae of Houston performs during a dedication ceremony for the mural ‘Absolute Equality’ in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021.
Juneteenth marks the day when Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas, and informed the slaves that the Civil War was over and they were liberated.
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