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Celebrating and Honoring Juneteenth

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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The Freedom of Slavery

June is a special month for black people because it marks the holiday June 10th, celebrating when slavery ended on June 19th, 1865. Many slaves weren't actually freed until two and a half years later. Roy Wood-Joon talks about some of the slaves who celebrated their freedom early by escaping from slavery on their own. Proving that even black people's freedom runs on CP Time.

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