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Americans Mark Juneteenth with Parties, Events and Quiet Reflection on the End of Slavery

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, ED WHITE and ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil War. While many have treated the long holiday weekend as a reason for […]

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