LDF Commemorates 160th Anniversary of Juneteenth Holiday
June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025
NEW YORK, June 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Commemorates 160th Anniversary of Juneteenth Holiday
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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) recognizes Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, over two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, to deliver the news to over 250,000 enslaved people that they were now f . . .
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LDF Commemorates 160th Anniversary of Juneteenth Holiday
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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) recognizes Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, over two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, to deliver the news to over 250,000 enslaved people that they were now f . . .