Mark  Your Calendars for Juneteenth

Mark Your Calendars for Juneteenth

And catch the movie that spells out the meaning of our newest national holiday.

By Peter Travers

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In less than a week it will be time again to look back and remember Juneteenth, a date in 1865 when enslaved people in America were finally emancipated. No wonder it’s also called Freedom Day. Ironically, it took until 2021 for Juneteenth to be federally designated as a national holiday. Read into that what you will.