The First Juneteenth
“On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day. With the principles of self-determination, citizenship, and democracy magnifying their hopes and dreams, those Texans held fast to the promise of true liberty for all.” (Courtesy of the National Museum of African American History & Culture)
<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cf757507-7fff-8007-f24c-3acce4f71c2a"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day. With the principles of self-determination, citizenship, and democracy magnifying their hopes and dreams, those Texans held fast to the promise of true liberty for all.” </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(Courtesy of the National Museum of African American History & Culture)</span><br></p>
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Emilly Blunt
December 4, 2017 at 3:12 pm