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Two US Senators Want National Holiday Marking Emancipation of Slaves

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   Two U.S. Republican senators are calling for adoption of Juneteenth as
   a national holiday to remember the 1865 emancipation of slaves in the
   United States.

   Senators Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and James Lankford of Oklahoma are
   not the first U.S. lawmakers to propose making the [1]annual June 19
   commemoration a national holiday.

References

   1. https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-juneteenth

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