Monday, June 20, 2022
Juneteenth
Today is a Federal holiday, which not all states observe. But, for those who do, it is a reminder that emancipation did not come for African-Americans all at once. They had to wait until after the Civil War in Texas. This day is a commemoration of that event. It was not that slaves lives changed much. There was still hideous discrimination that lasted well into the 20th Century, but it communicated a beginning of the long journey to equality, a trip still unfolding. It comes at a time when race relations in the US are in turmoil again, and African-Americans continue to fight for their rights and their vote. Juneteenth was a vague promise of a better life in freedom but was better than nothing and today we celebrate.
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