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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 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.
The NBA logo is displayed as people pass by the NBA Store in New York
Daily Video June 23 2020

Sports franchises push for paid holiday this Election Day
Examine the ways public figures and organizations can help push forward causes such as voter turnout.
FILE PHOTO: Participants hold a "Silent March Commemorating the Journey of the Enslaved" to mark 400th anniversary of first enslaved African people arriving in Virginia
Daily Video June 19 2020

Should Juneteenth be a national holiday?
Juneteenth is in the national spotlight this year. Should it be a national holiday?

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