The story we’ve been told about Juneteenth is wrong
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<p>Our team is off today for Juneteenth. But we are bringing you something special in place of our usual daily show: a <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-narrated/id1708072320" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">narrated News+ article</a> from <i>Texas Monthly</i> that we are making free for everyone.</p><p>An award-winning historian and professor takes us back to 1865 to tell the true story of Juneteenth. A story that’s been oversimplified over the years, but in reality is much messier — and much more inspiring — than you might know.<br><br>Subscribers to Apple News+ can get narrated articles like this one every day. Your News+ subscription also includes access to more than 500 publications, 100,000 recipes, premium local news, exclusive daily puzzles, and more. Click <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-news/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to start a free trial today.</p>
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