A statue in New York now commemorates the African American George Floyd who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis in 2020. It was unveiled on the “Juneteenth” holiday. On June 19, the abolition of slavery was commemorated for the first time this year with an official national holiday.
On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation for the liberation of slaves in Texas was announced. Juneteenth has long been a public holiday in Texas and several other US states
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