Main content

African-Americans across the US are celebrating Juneteenth

For many, the day has become even more poignant in light of George Floyd's death.

It's Juneteenth in America, the day that marks the abolition of slavery. We look at the anniversary in the context of the Black Lives Matters movement; Facebook says it has removed adverts for US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that featured a symbol used in Nazi Germany; and DNA has been used to confirm the existence of an elite social class in the Stone Age inhabitants of Ireland.

Available now

53 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Jun 2020 06:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Jun 2020 06:06GMT