Juneteenth
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Celebrate Juneteenth with RPL’s YA Collection
Posted about 1 month ago by Genevievre Gray
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Juneteenth marks a very important day in American history. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger and around 2,000 Union troops ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation […]
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Juneteenth
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Children's, Juneteenth
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by Congress in 1865 so “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude” would be legal in the United States. However, the amendment would pass […]
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