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Rambling Boy

Looking Back at Juneteenth

By Marfa Public Radio

Published June 24, 2014 at 2:12 PM CDT

Mr. Taylor briefs us on the history of the Juneteenth holiday, which celebrates slavery's end in Texas in the year 1865. However rather than relying on textbook material, Mr. Taylor illustrates racial change through his own experiences.