'''Juneteenth''' is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] ending [[slavery]] in the [[United States]].
'''Juneteenth''' is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] ending [[slavery]] in the [[United States]].
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[[Muhammad Ali]] is a descendant of the freed [[African American]] depicted in the [[Emancipation Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].
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[[Muhammad Ali]] is a descendant of the escaped slave depicted in the [[Emancipation Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref>https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/muhammad-ali-dna-ancestry-linked-escaped-slave/</ref>
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In June 2020, a mob of [[white]] leftwing racists vowed to tear down the Emancipation Memorial.