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Juneteenth Designated As Official State Holiday In New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation making Juneteenth an official state holiday.

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October 14, 2020 at 8:26 pm

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation making Juneteenth an official state holiday.

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June 19 commemorates the day when African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that slaves had been freed and the Civil War had ended.

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