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Juneteenth – the “extinction” of legalized slavery in America

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jun 12, 2015 | Abolition, Oberlin and the Civil War

by Ron Gorman, Oberlin Heritage Center volunteer docent, researcher and trustee This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first “Juneteenth” – June 19, 1865 – a day which has come to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. ...