It's finally a federal holiday!
in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Texas and announced that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people were now free — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.But it’s OK to tell your child that it’s a history you’re still learning, if that’s the case.
If there are things you do not know, be honest and commit to finding more information together. Kids really relish hearing that their parents don’t have all the answers, Memory added.
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