Juneteenth: Black Freedom Celebrations Around The World

June 19 is a time for Black American celebration, but Black liberation holidays happen throughout the pan-African diaspora. Here are some examples.

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Liberia was founded in 1822 as an African nation where freed Black people could settle. On July 26, 1874, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a Black man from Virginia, declared the country an independent republic. He was later elected its first president. Today Liberians worldwide still celebrate the day they became independent from America.

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