#JUNETEENTH

just letting you know it's okay if you weren't really hip to juneteenth until very recently. you're not alone, no matter what your timeline tells you. and for white people

J U N E T E E N T H Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.It is also called Emancipation Day or Juneteenth

Happy Juneteenth! I want to thank @TheRoot and @RhapsoDani for allowing me to post this video about the significance of today, June 19th, and why it should be celebrated as

Portland Fire&Rescue

On June 19th, 1865, (about 2.5 years after Black slaves were freed via the Emancipation Proclamation), word finally reached Texas & the last slaves were liberated. This occasion is marked

#Juneteenth marks the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay, Texas, were notified of their freedom. It's celebrated as the end of U.S. chattel slavery and our nation's second

We should make Juneteenth a national holiday.Here’s why.[Thread.] The most important and straightforward reason is that we do not, at this point, have a national holiday that recognizes the sin

Smithsonian NMAAHC

#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.Known as #Juneteenth , this day

All On The Line TX

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#Juneteenth is a day of celebration of freedom for Black Americans and the achievement of how far we have come as a nation, but also a reminder that the

In 1865, Black people all over the South were saying this Union officials: Do not abolish slavery and leave us landless and disenfranchised. Do not force us towork for our

THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH: A THREAD On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War ended and the enslaved were free. These troops

Monique W Morris EdD

As many are just discovering #Juneteenth , pls note that 2+ years AFTER slavery ended, my ancestors in TX were notified of their freedom. Juneteenth is an acknowledgement of the

National Geographic

Americans are celebrating #Juneteenth today, but what exactly does the day signify? 1/10 #Juneteenth is the oldest nationally-celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.

I'm glad to know about Juneteenth, but sad that my 52 years of being white and embedded in more whiteness meant that I'm too damn old to just now be

🎻🖊️DeMisty D. Bellinger

1/ When I was a kid, when the Juneteenth parade rode near my house on Martin Luther King Dr., I had no idea what Juneteenth was. I just knew it

Equal Justice Works

Today is #Juneteenth , a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. In acknowledgement of this holiday, Equal Justice Works is closed. Read the letter to Equal

Today is Juneteenth. It should be a national holiday.Just as Americans learn the history of July 4, understanding and celebrating Juneteenth is a critical part of American history.So I wanted