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SoCal communities come together to mark Juneteenth after U.S. recognizes it as a holiday

Juneteenth marks an important milestone in American history that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. and was recently declared as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden.

Some, however, might not know what the holiday celebrates. Community members in the Southland are working to change that.

Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on June 19, 2021.