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CNN 5 Things

Sunday Edition: Why Juneteenth is More Than a Day Off

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. We examine the its origins, how it became a federal holiday, and what happens when corporations try to commercialize a holiday Black Americans have been celebrating for over a century. Guest: Don Lemon, CNN Anchor To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, it's the Sunday edition of CNN Five Things. I'm David Rhine. And today is June 19th. And that date, June 19th, that's what I want to talk about today.

0:42.0

For many of us, we're in the middle of a three-day weekend.

0:45.0

Some people had Friday off, some Monday, that's because today is a federal holiday,

0:51.0

Juneteenth.

0:52.0

And while I'm sure we appreciate the time is a federal holiday, Juneteenth.

0:53.0

And while I'm sure we appreciate the time off,

0:55.5

I'm not sure everyone fully appreciates

0:58.6

how this day became a holiday,

1:00.7

or even what it represents.

1:03.0

So I'm in the booth now.

1:07.0

So I called up CNN's Don Lemon.

1:10.0

Later tonight he'll be anchoring Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom.

1:13.6

It's a big concert event featuring black artists and musicians live from the

1:17.5

Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

1:19.7

So Don, for those who don't know are familiar with the holiday, what is Juneteenth?

1:25.0

Wow, that is a complicated question.

1:27.4

I mean, basically, Juneteenth is supposed to mark the emancipation of slaves, the freeing of the slaves in the United States.

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