Today is #Juneteenth! It was on this day in 1865 that the news that enslaved people were now free reached Texas — 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was put into effect. Read more about the history and the celebrations of Juneteenth at https://t.co/x4ebBHw0mJ pic.twitter.com/GczpXPN6RG
— Harriet Tubman Byway (@Tubman_Byway) June 19, 2018
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