Juneteenth.

A thread.
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, originated June 19, 1865, to recognize the day the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the US were made aware of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years prior.
This occurred in Texas – the most remote of the Confederate states – when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay and read the federal orders.
The reality of systemic injustice against the Black and African American community in 1865 and prior, persists today.
Here are a few resources to spark learning and further engagement:
Read: the book Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison
Watch: the movie Just Mercy about Bryan Stevenson
Listen: to NPR podcast Code Switch
Explore: the virtual exhibits in the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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