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Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom Delayed

Andy Anderson, chief historian for Wells Fargo Bank, explains to a "Juneteenth" audience how to find connections with their ancestors. Juneteenth, he says, is about re-establishing ties with family -- ties lost due to slavery.
Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR
Andy Anderson, chief historian for Wells Fargo Bank, explains to a "Juneteenth" audience how to find connections with their ancestors. Juneteenth, he says, is about re-establishing ties with family -- ties lost due to slavery.

NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports on a Los Angeles celebration of "Juneteenth," a day recognizing the moment when African-American slaves in Texas got word of the Emancipation Proclamation -- but nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law.

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Karen Grigsby Bates is an NPR senior correspondent.
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