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People carry a Juneteenth flag as they march during a Juneteenth re-enactment celebration in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021. The U.S. on June 17 designated Juneteenth a federal holiday with President Joe Biden urging Americans "to learn from our history." The Juneteenth National Independence Day national holiday marks the day in Galveston in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned that they were free. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images)

Slavery is not the beginning, Juneteenth is not the end

"Juneteenth is the celebration of the news of the Union’s victory over the Confederacy reaching enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. But just like slavery is not the beginning of the story, Juneteenth is not the end," writes WBUR's Lauren Williams.

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