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6.19.2023
The Orchard Recognizes Juneteenth
People across the U.S. commemorate Juneteenth, a day dedicated to honoring and celebrating the emancipation of America's last enslaved Black Americans on June 19, 1865—over two years after President Lincoln declared all enslaved persons were free. This day...
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6.19.2020
Juneteenth: Freedom Day
Juneteenth marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, a monumental date in American history that commemorates freedom and symbolizes the end of slavery in the United States. Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was enacted, Union troops arriv...