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Juneteenth: A day Black Americans connect to their source.

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When the river bears in mind its source, definitely it will never perish. Juneteenth ensures that, Blacks living in America never perish!  What is Juneteenth?  Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth), happens to a special day for blacks in the United States to commemorate the end of slavery.  Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Celebrated on every 19th of June, Juneteenth grew with more participation from descendants as they treated the day as their Independence Day, according to the Texas State Library.  It spread to other states and has been celebrated every year since. This celebration is yet to be a National official holiday but that of 47 states official holiday.  Hawaii, North Dakota and South Dakota are the only states without an official recognition. It was gathered that, in previous years, African American families across the nation...