The Providence City Council passed a formal resolution recognizing Juneteenth. June 19, 1865 is the date the last enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, almost two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Read MoreThe Providence City Council passed a formal resolution recognizing Juneteenth. June 19, 1865 is the date the last enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, almost two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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