WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R44865) on July 1, 2022 regarding Juneteenth by reference and instruction librarian Erin M. Smith. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX, and   more