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Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas

Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas

As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas when the last slaves were informed that they were free, let’s look at the history behind Juneteenth in a different way.   Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation to go into effect on January 1, 1863. General Lee surrendered at Appomattox on…

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