Philadelphia School District, University Of Penn Closed Friday To Honor Juneteenth

Juneteenth marks the day enslaved people in Texas received word that President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENS IN WESTPHILADELPHIA FRIDAY MORNING.MATT PETRILLO, CBS3"EYEWITNESS NEWS."THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLDISTRICT AND THE UNIVERSITY OFPENNSYLVANIA HAVE JUSTANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BECLOSED ON FRIDAY IN HONOR OFJUNETEENTH.JUNETEENTH MARKS THE DAY THATENSLAVED PEOPLE IN TEXASFINALLY RECEIVED WORD THAT