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Category: Juneteenth

The Junction Area Juneteenth Celebrations

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

By Tricia Hall Sojourner’s Truth Reporter The Junction community attracted over 300 people between Dorr and Detroit streets, to enjoy a day-long series of activities to commemorate Juneteenth. The African American Legacy Project (AALP) organized […]

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The Juneteenth Hypocrisy

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

By RaShya Ghee, Esq Guest Column Hypocrisy has long characterized America’s racial realities. In the 1770s, colonists demanded freedom from “enslavement” of the crown while simultaneously enslaving practically an entire race of people. In 1829, […]

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National Network of Black Museums to Release Their Second Virtual Juneteenth: Lift Every Voice and Sing

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

BLKFreedom Continues the Tradition of Exploring Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in America On June 18 at 11:00 a.m. CDT, the National Civil Rights Museum will virtually join nine leading Black museums and historical institutions from […]

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1979 June 07 – Texas Passes Bill Becoming the First State to Make Juneteenth a Holiday

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

A celebration that has persisted for over a century receives its first official recognition on June 7, 1979, as the Texas Legislature passes a bill declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. The annual June 19 celebration […]

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Ten Juneteenth Facts

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

Fact #1: Following the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, not all enslaved people immediately found freedom. The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in states then in rebellion against the United States. Union troops operating […]

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What Is Juneteenth? How Did It Start? What Is Its Legacy?

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with […]

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