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State of South Dakota struggles to recognize Juneteenth legislation

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State of South Dakota struggles to recognize Juneteenth legislation

State of South Dakota struggles to recognize Juneteenth legislation

Juneteenth was celebrated over the weekend across the country for the first time as a federal holiday.

But South Dakota is still the only state that doesn’t recognize the day on a state level as either a holiday or observance.

Scripps reporter Alexa Liacko traveled there to see why.


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