• Reading, watching, speaking, writing

• Juneteenth, African American history, June 19

• Level: ***

• Individually, groupwork

• 110 minutes

On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half later, people across the United States continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal holiday.

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