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Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.

Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Although it has long been celebrated in the African American community, this monumental event remains largely unknown to most Americans.


Source: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth

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June 15, 2020: The Supreme Court rules in Bostock v. Clayton County that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ+ employees from discrimination based on s*xual orientation or gender identity.

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