Jacob Lawrence's mosaic 'Community © Alpha Stock/Alamy
2024-06-19 in ' Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building Jamaica Queens, New York
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Jacob Lawrence's mosaic 'Community,' Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building, Jamaica, Queens, New York (© Alpha Stock/Alamy)
Happy Juneteenth!
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the US. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, an acknowledgment of its indelible imprint on the country.