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Why Juneteenth matters for science

In the light of US court rulings on racism in science and affirmative action in higher education, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans is ever more important.
  1. Antentor O. Hinton

    1. Antentor O. Hinton is a molecular physiology and biophysics researcher at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.

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The silhouetted back of a person's head looking at a poster for Juneteenth.

A poster proclaiming Juneteenth. Credit: Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press/Alamy

Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States, holds immense significance in the nation’s history.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02855-4

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