Tuesday, June 19th is the 153rd anniversary of the Emancipation of the US’ last group of enslaved people, which took place June 19th, 1865 in Texas, some 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. Known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day, A huge celebration is planned here in […]
Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, has arrived. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three more years before full emancipation […]
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday of notable significance for many African Americans. June 19, 1865, highlights the abolition…
President Abraham Lincoln‘s Emancipation Proclamation didn’t become national law until January 1, 1863, which gave millions of slaves their freedom. Before that historic event, the…
