Monday marks the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the freedom of the last slaves in the nation, as news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally made its way to slaves in Texas, two years after president Abraham Lincoln's speech.

The day has special significance to one Idaho family.

Two years ago, when COVID-19 was keeping everyone indoors, our Morning Edition host George Prentice spoke with Phillip Thompson, the Executive Director of the Black History Museum in Boise.

However, the real star of the interview was Zaida, his 9-year-old daughter.