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On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery

Jun. 19, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War. The Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday — the day that...