Juneteenth is for celebrating — and educating, thanks to these children's books.
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And as we all know, Juneteenth was the end of the “enslavement” of Blacks in America, but far too many Black Americans are still enslaved on a different level — by the prison system that preys upon Black bodies, by police violence that cuts short Black lives, and by systemic racism that far too often still robs Black Americans of their power and opportunities.
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