# Last Living US Slave Owner

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 28, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-living-us-slave-owner/662090 "2013-06-28T04:07:24Z")\
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> [@Duke\_of\_Rat](#):
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> I thought he landed on the 18th and made the announcement on the 19th. My bad.  
> [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth)

He did exactly that. The holiday’s celebrated on the 19th though, or sometimes on the nearest weekend as far as the big celebrations and barbecues, etc… are concerned.

I’m personally a little bit surprised that it hasn’t made it into the national holiday roster; that seems like a pretty momentous day for the nation in a way that several other Federal holidays aren’t.

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