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CBS proudly recognizes Juneteenth

Sunday is Juneteenth, the annual holiday celebrating June 19, 1865 - the day slaves in Texas finally got the news that they were free. It would change the lives of African Americans forever and start a new tradition, called Jubilee day. Times have changed, but the Jubilee continues, now known as Juneteenth.
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