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Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery

PA Capital-Star June 19, 2026 2 hours ago 0votes

Juneteenth made clear that freedom was not just confined to someone’s physical enslavement, but mental enslavement as well, bound in the laws that barred enslaved people from receiving an education in Southern states.

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