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Today, not ‘Juneteenth,’ is the real date on which slavery ended in the US

By Christopher Tremoglie
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Today, not ‘Juneteenth,’ is the real date on which slavery ended in the US

On this day, one of our country’s greatest sins, slavery, was abolished in the United States. As much focus recently has centered on “Juneteenth” as a holiday to celebrate the end of slavery, that is historically inaccurate. It was not until the ratification of the 13th Amendment on Dec. 6, 1865, that slavery was legally abolished.

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