Juneteenth
Commemorating June 19, 1865, the day 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston Texas were finally told they were free, Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in the United States.
A flag inspired by the June 19 event was created by Ben Haith in 1997 and revised in 2000. Its colors-red, white, and blue-are the same as the U.S. flag, emphasizing that those formerly enslaved and their descendants are Americans.
Information
- Juneteenth: A truer independence day Bonnie Kristian
- Juneteenth.com
- Juneteenth: A day of hope Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ
- Juneteenth supposedly marked the end of slavery:
so why did the Jesuits keep a man in bondage for 2 years after that? Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ - Why dozens of colleges have made Juneteenth a holiday Matt Zalaznick
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The Daily Examen for Diversity
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