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Salinas Juneteenth 2023
Saturday, june 17, 2023 - hartnell college, Salinas
History
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an often overlooked event in our nation’s history. On June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Why celebrating Juneteenth is more important now than ever
It’s time for America to truly grapple with its legacy of slavery.
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