Juneteenth

and the African contribution to the American table

Jun 14, 2023

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The people of Texas are informed that. . . all slaves are free.

Juneteenth is coming up next week, appropriately enough on June 19^th. But the story of the holiday, a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is a little complicated and deserves an explanation.

So, yes, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to take ef…

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