Also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, Juneteenth also commemorates the reading of President Abraham Lincoln's General Order No. 3 on June 19, 1865, in Texas, which announced the freeing of enslaved people.
A commitment to justice, famous quotes, music and even some breakfast all had a place at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event held virtually and in person at Bemidji State’s Beaux Arts Ballroom on Monday.
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