CELEBRATED IN 46 STATES, INCLUDING KENTUCKY, MARKS THE END OF SLAVERY 154 YEARS AGO. BUT MANY PEOPLE ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH IT. RICK: WLKY’S SHAQUILLE LORD EXPLAINS WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT THIS PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. SHAQUILLE: I’M TOLD IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS, BUT FOR ALL RACES TO LEARN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS DARK PERIOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY. >> AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY