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IEN is closed today in observance of Juneteenth, which commemorates the anniversary of the day in 1865 when a Union general read aloud Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to enslaved African Americans at a slave labor camp in Texas. More than 250,000 people in Texas heard this announcement 2? years late, as the state was among those that resisted the abolishment of slavery. Juneteenth is a recognition of the promise of emancipation and the arduous road that African Americans have had to travel to make true freedom a reality--a journey that continues to this day. Those local to Charlottesville can find Juneteenth events at: https://lnkd.in/ga2Afpwy

Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in Charlottesville and Albemarle County | Visit Charlottesville

Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in Charlottesville and Albemarle County | Visit Charlottesville

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