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Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when news of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. Penn Today spoke to Marcia Chatelain, the Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law about the history of the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth’s lasting impact on the American story. Visit Penn Today to read more: https://buff.ly/QNJrR2D