Juneteenth is recognized as the nation’s second independence day, celebrated primarily within the African American community but largely unknown to many Americans—and that seriously needs to change.
- Juneteenth Digital Toolkit
- Understanding the Significance of June 19, 1865: “[Not] everyone in Confederate territory would immediately be free. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later.” Continued …
“The truth is, one of us can’t be free until everybody is free.” – Dr. Maya Angelou
~in remembrance and celebration,
