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Teaching Juneteenth in schools is crucial amid debates about how to tackle U.S. history | Opinion

Juneteenth was the United States’ first step towards freedom. Why isn't it taught more in schools?

Rich Blye holds up a sign reminding those that Juneteenth, which commenorates the end of slavery in the United Sates is approaching, at the Upper Darby Community Day of Healing on June 10, 2020.
Rich Blye holds up a sign reminding those that Juneteenth, which commenorates the end of slavery in the United Sates is approaching, at the Upper Darby Community Day of Healing on June 10, 2020.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
    by Rann Miller, For The Inquirer
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