Juneteenth

Cities across Connecticut are marking Juneteenth.

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the US, and it’s now a federal holiday. But Juneteenth isn’t the only holiday that recognizes the legal end of slavery in the Americas.August 1st is Emancipation Day in many English-speaking countries across the Caribbean.This hour, we talk about the history of slavery and emancipation in the West Indies.

Just because Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, that doesn’t mean state and municipal employees automatically get the day off. Rather, union leaders…