Tag: Juneteenth

  • Commemorate & Celebrate Juneteenth With Videos, Activities, and Local Events

    Commemorate & Celebrate Juneteenth With Videos, Activities, and Local Events

    Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, is celebrated every year on June 19th. After President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had became official January 1, 1863 and called for the immediate liberation of all enslaved people, it took nearly two and a half years for the news to finally reach Texas.…

  • Celebrations & Commemorations on Juneteenth

    Celebrations & Commemorations on Juneteenth

    Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, is celebrated every year on June 19th. After President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had became official January 1, 1863 and called for the immediate liberation of all enslaved people, it took nearly two and a half years for the news to finally reach Texas.…

  • Learn & Celebrate This Juneteenth!

    Learn & Celebrate This Juneteenth!

    Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, is celebrated every year on June 19th. In 2021, President Biden signed a law making Juneteenth the first new federal holiday in decades. After President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation which had became official January 1, 1863 and called for the immediate liberation of all enslaved…