4.7K views · 139 reactions | Juneteenth is this Sunday. Now a federal holiday, it honors the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas first learned of their freedom - 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Susan D. Anderson, history curator and program manager for the California African American Museum in Exposition Park, joined us to discuss its importance and how it's celebrated. https://abc7.la/3Qp1Ys5 | ABC7 | Facebook

171K views · 4.8K reactions | President Biden signed a bill establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. For African Americans, the date has long had special meaning. This story is from June 17th, 2021. | Inside Edition | Facebook

2.6K views · 75 reactions | The United States is commemorating the end of slavery with a new federal holiday. President Biden signed legislation into law Thursday to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday. The House voted 415-14 on Wednesday to send the bill to Biden https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-06-17/biden-signs-bill-making-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday | Los Angeles Times | Facebook