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On June 19, 1865, a Union general rode into Galveston, Texas, to announce that the Civil War had ended -- and Black slaves had been freed. Though the Emancipation Proclamation became law in January 1863, it could not be enforced in places still under Confederate control.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJuneteenth has been celebrated across Texas and other parts of the country for years. However, following nationwide protests in 2020 over police brutality and the deaths of\u0026nbsp;George Floyd,\u0026nbsp;Breonna Taylor,\u0026nbsp;Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black Americans, there has been a renewed interest in the day that celebrates freedom for the last of\u0026nbsp;Black American slaves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe virtual conversation featured a keynote and presentation entitled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJuneteenth and the Black Digital\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eby \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/andre-brock\u0022\u003EAndr\u0026eacute; Brock\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve been invited to discuss Juneteenth and its importance on the occasion of its first-ever federal holiday to mark the event,\u0026rdquo; Brock opened. \u0026ldquo;Today, using my research on Blackness and digital media, I\u0026rsquo;d like to 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