Celebrate & Learn about Juneteenth
Celebrate & Learn about Juneteenth
Juneteenth, short for June Nineteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to ensure that all enslaved people be freed. In other words, for two months, slaves in Texas were unaware they were free and slaveowners weren’t in a hurry to comply with abolition laws. One year later, the first Juneteenth celebration was held, then called Jubilee Day. Learn more about the history of Juneteenth and the Black experience in America with these reads.
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