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Juneteenth is a celebration of the end to slavery in the U.S. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, but few people were immediately freed.
Atlanta History Center and the Margaret Mitchell House will be closed Dec. 23-25 for the Christmas holiday.
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