A Juneteenth parade in Austin, Texas, June 18, 2011 (Photo AP: Rodolfo Gonzalez)

 

On this day, June 19, 1865,  Juneteenth is observed, commemorating the day Africans in Texas heard of the end of legal enslavement in the U.S.


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