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Juneteenth and the Broken Promise of “40 Acres and a Mule” - National Farmers Union For many Black Americans, Juneteenth is a day of celebration. Observed on June 19th, the holiday commemorates the day that the last slaves were freed in the United States in 1865 – two-and-a-half year... https://nfu.org/2020/06/19/juneteenth-and-the-broken-promise-of-40-acres-and-a-mule/#:~:text=By%20June%2C%20the%20land%20had,the%20order%20was%20short%2Dlived