ABC News to celebrate Juneteenth with a primetime special

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Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming, airing Friday at 8 p.m. will focus on the symbolism of the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in America. The special will feature ABC and ABC News personalities, including Whoopi Goldberg, Byron Pitts, Deborah Roberts and TJ Holmes. Per Deadline, the special will examine the legacy of the holiday, as well as the efforts for voting rights and the struggle to pass anti-lynching legislation, as well as a look at Black spirituality and faith. Juneteenth has taken extra significance this year in wake of the George Floyd police brutality protests.