Juneteenth flag meaning: Here’s what the symbols and colors represent

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Editor’s Note: A version of this story was initially published in June 2020.

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On this holiday you might see another red, white and blue flag flying over state capitols and city buildings.

That banner with a bursting star in the middle is the Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic representation of the end of slavery in the United States.

The flag is the brainchild of activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF). Haith…



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