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Juneteenth Celebration In Casper June 21st
Juneteenth Celebration In Casper June 21st
Juneteenth Celebration In Casper June 21st
Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom, goes all the way back to the 1800′s. The Emancipation Proclamation gave slaves freedom in 1863, but in Texas it was another 2 1/2 years before slaves were actually set free. As the slaves began a new way of life, June 19th was the day they chose to celebrate their new found freedom, thus beginning the Juneteeth Holiday...