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3 days ago · Each year as June 19 rolls around, families, neighbors and communities across the country will come together to celebrate Juneteenth or Freedom Day.The celebration marks the period in 1865 in ...
2 days ago · Powerful Juneteenth Quotes. Paula Boudes/PureWow. 1. “The 4th of July was never about Black people. Juneteenth is just for us. As Black people, we are told we don’t deserve our own holidays ...
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6 days ago · Ellensburg Juneteenth Celebration. About Juneteenth. Resources. Ron Sims, First Black Student Body President at CWU. Central track athlete, circa 1960s-1970s. Central student, circa 1970-1972. Central photography students, 1981. Students at campus picnic, circa 1990s. CWU International Club, undated.
1 day ago · Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [122]
- Festivals, partying, parades, church services
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- June 19
4 days ago · Emancipation Park. In 1905, Thomas J. White and Mattie B. White founded the Emancipation Park Association. In 1907, they became the official owners of a tract of land in East Austin with the express purpose of creating a place for Black Austinites to celebrate Juneteenth, and to gather in community (check out pages 82-85 of this City of Austin document for photos of the original site).
6 days ago · Juneteenth guide provided by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. A pdf detailing facts about Juneteenth provided by the Congressional Research Service. A guide to creating your own Juneteenth flag provided by the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
3 days ago · Powerful Juneteenth Quotes. Paula Boudes/PureWow. 1. “The 4th of July was never about Black people. Juneteenth is just for us. As Black people, we are told we don’t deserve our own holidays rooted in our own history. Everything is whitewashed. Juneteenth is for us…Juneteenth symbolizes the hope that my children and grandchildren will be free.
