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Juneteenth on June 19, 2022

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Ross Elementary School recently issued the following announcement.

Juneteenth

Starting 6/19/2022

Event Groups:

• North Hills School District - District Events

• North Hills High School - North Hills High School Events

• North Hills Middle School - North Hills Middle School Events

• Highcliff Elementary - Highcliff Elementary Events

• McIntyre Elementary - McIntyre Elementary Events

• Ross Elementary - Ross Elementary Events

• West View Elementary - West View Elementary Events

Description:

Commemorating the day the last slaves finally learned they were free in Galveston, Texas, Juneteenth is now a federal holiday celebrating African-American freedom and achievement. June 19, 1865 was about two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclam

Original source can be found here.

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