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Writings on Juneteenth and its Significance for American Liberty

Compendium of links to my writings relevant the holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery.

Ilya Somin | 6.19.2026 10:15 AM

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Today, is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery - the greatest triumph of freedom in American history. In this post, I compile some links to my writings relevant to the holiday and its significance. All are posts published here on the Volokh Conspiracy blog, unless otherwise noted. Much of this is reprinted from last year's Juneteenth........

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