Barack Obama said "On Juneteenth, hundreds of thousands of Americans were delivered from bondage as America finally reclaimed her dignity." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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On Juneteenth, hundreds of thousands of Americans were delivered from bondage as America finally reclaimed her dignity.

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