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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

US Senate votes to make Juneteenth a holiday – BBC News

Charles Schumer, the Democratic leader of the Senate, said: “Making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a major step forward to recognise the wrongs of the past, but we must continue to work to ensure equal justice and fulfil the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation and our Constitution.”



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