As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens in Chicago

Barack Obama's presidential center opens in Chicago on Juneteenth, a day celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. The center aims to inspire community change and includes exhibits on Obama's presidency, a library, and spaces for reflection. Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops declared freedom for enslaved people in Texas.