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It& #39;s #JUNETEENTH2020 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> and Black scholars, writers, and activists are providing so much wonderful context for this important holiday. Here is a thread of the articles, threads, and podcasts out today (plus a few terrific older ones worth revisiting) 1/
No better place to start than this deeply personal reflection on celebrating #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> by @agordonreed: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/growing-up-with-juneteenth?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=the-new-yorker&utm_social-type=earned">https://www.newyorker.com/culture/p...
An incredibly moving essay by @marthasjones_ on how "naming is one essence of freedom" as part of the @nytimes section on #JUNETEENTH2020 https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/style/self-care/sojourner-truth-harriet-tubman-slavery-names.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/1... 3/
Also in the @nytimes, @jbouie argues for the importance of #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> as, "an occasion to reflect on the profound contributions of enslaved black Americans to the cause of human freedom" (& drawing on the work of @ProfMSinha & @marthasjones_ & others) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/opinion/juneteenth-slavery-freedom.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/1...
. @jbouie& #39;s classic piece on #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> from 2014 in @Slate is also one of my favorite arguments for why it should be a national holiday: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/06/juneteenth-the-black-american-holiday-history.html">https://slate.com/news-and-... /5
The @USNatArchives has found what they believe to be the original #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> order (worth going to the original source!) and the @washingtonpost covers it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/06/18/juneteenth-celebration-george-floyd-protests/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2... /6
This interview with @PenielJoseph is a wonderful explanation of how celebrating #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> as a national holiday gives us a "springboard" to have a conversation about racism, past and present: https://www.kut.org/post/juneteenth-holiday-would-offer-us-chance-move-forward-confronting-racial-past-scholar-says">https://www.kut.org/post/june... 7/
. @DainaRameyBerry helps us sort through what #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> means for freedom today in today& #39;s episode of The Daily with @mikiebarb: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/podcasts/the-daily/juneteenth-emancipation-day-black-lives-matter.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/1... 8/
A quick (7-min) and useful explanation of #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to send to friends and family on @NPR featuring @DainaRameyBerry & Hannibal B. Johnson: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/19/880754362/what-is-juneteenth-historians-explain-the-holidays-importance?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social">https://www.npr.org/2020/06/1... 9/
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/19/880754362/what-is-juneteenth-historians-explain-the-holidays-importance?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
This short thread by @nhannahjones on how enslaved people emancipated themselves is an important reminder of the Civil War context in which #Juneteenth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> became possible: https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1273938522454593543?s=20">https://twitter.com/nhannahjo... 10/
