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June, 19th. Juneteenth. It is now a national holiday in the United States and is also celebrated in parts of Mexico. What is the history behind this date and why is it celebrated today?

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[Portrait of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, officer of the Federal Army]
Brady'S National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer. Portrait of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, officer of the Federal Army. United States, None. [Between 1860 and 1865] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018666427/.

"Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (LOC)"
Lee, Russell,, 19031986,, photographer.
1939 July.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Martin Luther King press conference (LOC)
Trikosko, Marion S.,, photographer.
1964 Mar. 26.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.01269
Call Number: LCU9 116969A

African American school children entering the Mary E. Branch School at S. Main Street and Griffin Boulevard, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia] (LOC)
O'Halloran, Thomas J.,, photographer.
1963 Sept. 16.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA


D.C. riot. April '68. Aftermath (LOC)
Leffler, Warren K.,, photographer.
1968 Apr. 8.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print


Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [A wideangle view of marchers along the mall, showing the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument.], 08/28/1963
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 306SSM4D(80)10
From: Record Group/Collection: 306
Record Hierarchy Level: Item
Reference Unit: Still Picture Records Section
Persistent URL: catalog.archives.gov/id/542045


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