Juneteenth

*The holiday's origin story begins in Galveston, Texas, which was the western-most area of the Union in 1865. When enslaved people there were told of their emancipation on June 19, 1865, they had technically already been freed two-and-a-half years prior, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. Slaveholders in Texas had kept the information to themselves, extending the period of violent exploitation of enslaved African Americans. The following year, in 1866, a celebration was had in Texas, the first Juneteenth observance to recognize freedom from slavery in the U.S.

What Does Juneteenth Celebrate? The History of the Holiday | PBS

A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2023 | The White House

How long? Too long!

January 1, 1863            Emancipation Proclamation

April 8, 1864                 13th Amendment passed Senate

January 31, 1865          13th Amendment passed House of Representatives

May 26, 1865                End of Civil War

June 19, 1865               Abolition of slavery in Texas

December 6, 1865       13th Amendment Ratified by 27 states

June 14, 1925                Juneteenth March in Beaumont, Texas https://beineckelibrary.aviaryplatform.com/r/fn10p0xb0k?media=103929&t=720

June 7, 1979                  Juneteenth becomes state holiday in Texas

June 17, 2021                National holiday

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