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Juneteenth Protests Planned in Major Cities
Juneteenth Protests Planned in Major Cities
June 17, 2020 at 12:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 68 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/17/juneteenth-protests-planned-in-major-cities/
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“Protesters plan to mark Juneteenth, a holiday that marks the end of slavery, with demonstrations against racism and police brutality planned in cities across the country,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The date has been celebrated since at least the late 1800s, but there is renewed interest in the holiday this year as widespread protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a white officer in Minneapolis last month, have sparked a national conversation over racism and police violence.”
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