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Does Juneteenth Point to Jesus? with Sherelle Ducksworth

Confronting Christianity with Rebecca McLaughlin

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The History of Juneteenth in America

Juneteenth is now it's a national holiday. It wasn't always a national holiday, but it overall commemorates the freedom of enslaved Black people in America. In 1865, you have this town, Galveston, Texas, that the slaves didn't know they were free. So on June 19th, some union troops went to Galveston to proclaim the freedom of these enslaved people.

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