End of slavery in the United States: Juneteenth will also have "an educational dimension"
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June 19, the day of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States will become a public holiday AP - Rogelio V. Solis
By: Charlotte Derouin
7 mins
In the United States, Congress voted 415 to 14 to make June 19 a public holiday.
Called
Juneteenth
, this day marks the end of slavery in the country.
Although the emancipation of slaves was proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, it was not until June 19, 1865 and the end of the Civil War that the Southern Confederate States ceased this practice.
Decryption by Paul Schor, Senior Lecturer at the University of Paris.
Publicity
Paul Schor
is the author of
From Emancipation to Segregation.
The South of the United States after the Civil War
(Presses Universitaires de France)
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