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Deanna Wilken and Eli Szydlo
Jun 19, 20221 min read

Juneteenth: A Brief History

June 19, 2022


Created by Deanna Wilken and Eli Szydlo





 

Sources Referenced


  1. ABC News. Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking end of slavery, a federal holiday. June 17, 2021. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-signs-bill-making-juneteenth-marking-end-slavery/story?id=78335485

  2. American Battlefield Trust. 10 Facts: Juneteenth. June 12, 2020. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/10-facts-juneteenth

  3. Britannica. Juneteenth. Updated 2022. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth

  4. History. What is Juneteenth? Updated June 17, 2022. https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth

  5. Houston Public Media. Pulitzer Prize-Winner Annette Gordon-Reed On The History Of Juneteenth. June 18, 2021 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/town-square/2021/06/18/401092/pulitzer-prize-winner-annette-gordon-reed-on-the-history-of-juneteenth/

  6. The New York Times. Juneteenth: The History of a New Holiday. Updated June 8, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html


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