FOX 7 Discussion: Juneteenth becomes federal holiday

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FOX 7 Discussion: Juneteenth becomes federal holiday

Dr. Theodore Francis with Huston-Tillotson University joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the importance of Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday.

The holiday recognizes the end of slavery in Texas, two years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Dr. Theodore Francis, assistant professor of history at Huston-Tillotson University, joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the importance of Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday.

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