15 Facts We Bet You Didn’t Know About Juneteenth
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Meg Butler
Dressing Up Is Part of the Tradition
During slavery, laws dictated the ways slaves dressed. After emancipation, former slaves threw their rags into the river and put on the clothes of freed men. In some places, African Americans follow that tradition by dressing their best for the holiday.
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