Embracing Juneteenth. A time for reflection, education, celebration, and action
Podcast |
KUOW Newsroom
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Politics
Publication Date |
Jun 19, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:02:46
Although it’s been celebrated by the Black community for more than 150 years, this year marks the first time that Juneteenth will be observed as an official state holiday in Washington. It commemorates the end of slavery in the US. June 19, 1865 is the day the Union army arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing enslaved people in the state were free.

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