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Michelle Obama Writes Juneteenth Post Asking U.S. To Use ‘Voices Votes’ To Keep BLM ‘Marching Forward’

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On Juneteenth, Michelle Obama took a moment to reflect and tell her Twitter followers what the holiday means to her.

The former first lady, 56, went over the history of the historic holiday, which commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that slaves in Galveston, Texas, found out they were freed — two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. “What I love about Juneteenth is that even in that extended wait, we still find something to celebrate,” Michelle wrote. “Even though the story has never been tidy, and Black folks have had to march and fight for every inch of our freedom, our story in nonetheless one of progress.” She told the story of her own family, writing that both of her grandfathers were the

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