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Juneteenth

 American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas

Videos

• What is Juneteenth? – [Min: 5:20]
• "The Roots of Juneteenth" - Galveston, TX – [Min: 2:56]
• TIPHC – Juneteenth – Part 1 [Min: 3:41]
• TIPHC – Juneteenth – Part 2 [Min: 10:00]
• TIPHC – Juneteenth – Part 3 [Min: 7:00]

Websites

• Davis, Kenneth C. “Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day,”  Smithsonianmag.com June 16, 2011
• Juneteenth – [Wikipedia Article]
• Juneteenth Celebration A Local Legacy – America’s Story
• Rosinsky, Natalie M. 2004. Juneteenth. Minneapolis: Compass Point Books.
• Teresa Palomo Acosta, "JUNETEENTH," Handbook of Texas Online. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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