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The history of Juneteenth and the long road to make it a national holiday
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Juneteenth is Saturday. And depending where you are and what your life experience has been, it's either a day you've always celebrated, or you might not even know what it is and why it's important. It's an incredibly important date in United States history and African American history, and it's celebrated annually on June 19th. Dr. Nafeesa Muhammad, Professor of History at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania tells the story of Juneteenth, why it's celebrated in the United States and why it's taken so long to be recognized as a national holiday.
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Manage episode 295159301 series 1511268
Juneteenth is Saturday. And depending where you are and what your life experience has been, it's either a day you've always celebrated, or you might not even know what it is and why it's important. It's an incredibly important date in United States history and African American history, and it's celebrated annually on June 19th. Dr. Nafeesa Muhammad, Professor of History at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania tells the story of Juneteenth, why it's celebrated in the United States and why it's taken so long to be recognized as a national holiday.
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