Juneteenth Celebrations and Education at the Allen County Public Library

Juneteenth – the youth response – The Bay State Banner

The annual holiday Juneteenth is celebrated to commemorate the “official” end of slavery in the United States, after the Civil War. Juneteenth is also commonly known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day. For Black people, this holiday is meant to be celebratory in acknowledging our freedom and growth as a community.

Juneteenth Is the Story of a Freedom Withheld

When the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, it brought with it General Order No. 3 — news of emancipation that had been technically in effect for more than two years. For many enslaved Black people in Texas, that day marked the first official recognition of a freedom they had never been allowed to claim. Barney and Hester Smith, an elderly couple later interviewed by the Federal Writers’ Project, recalled the moment with q…

Juneteenth and the need to speak our uncomfortable truths

(RNS) — I pray we will be compelled to protect truth in our schools, in our churches, in our museums and in our memories.

Juneteenth celebrations and education at the Allen County Public Library

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Public Library, ACPL, Rolland Center for Lincoln Research, and the Friends of the Lincoln Collection will present an array of interactive and educational Juneteenth programs in Fort Wayne.  Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19. It marks the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston Bay, Texas, were informed of their freedom following the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The National…

Gaskin: Juneteenth history goes deeper than celebrations

As we celebrate Juneteenth, it is important to examine the historical context surrounding the delayed emancipation of enslaved people in Texas. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued more than two years earlier, on Jan. 1, 1863. This gap between the official end of slavery and its enforcement i…

Juneteenth and the Hidden Costs of Emancipation

Juneteenth marks a historic milestone in the long fight for Black liberation — but the truth behind emancipation is far more painful. This powerful commentary reveals how many “freedoms” came with a cost. The post Juneteenth is Just One of Many Emancipation Days—We Must Remember the Rest appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.