BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] Bradford County is officially recognizing Juneteenth as commissioners voted unanimously to close county offices on Wednesday, June 19, in recognition of the holiday. The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was read in Galveston, Texas, freeing the remaining enslaved people. Juneteenth has been celebrated since that…
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