Protestors commemorate Juneteenth in New York on June 19, 2020.
Mandatory Credit:	Michael Noble Jr./Getty Images

Protestors commemorate Juneteenth in New York on June 19, 2020.
Mandatory Credit: Michael Noble Jr./Getty Images

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Juneteenth's path to becoming a federal holiday was a long time coming

For much of US history, Juneteenth has been a date observed mostly by Black Americans commemorating the symbolic end of slavery.