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Lesson Plan June 19 2025

Lesson plan: History of Juneteenth and why it became a national holiday

Explore the significance of Juneteenth and the value of making it a national holiday
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Daily News Lesson June 19 2025

What Juneteenth means for Americans, according to teacher Opal Lee

Learn about the origins of Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
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Daily News Lesson June 21 2022

Juneteenth celebrated as national holiday for second time
The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought word of slavery’s end to Galveston, Texas.

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