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(KNSI) – Thursday marks Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom in 1865.

Thursday marks the fourth year for recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, and the community is already joining hands to celebrate the day of freedom.

Several events are being held in the Houston area to commemorate the day slaves in Galveston learned that they had been freed.