Post #2610677
2023-06-19 15:50 UTC
Resources
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57493282
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth#:~:text=Freedom%20finally%20came%20on%20June,newly%20freed%20people%20in%20Texas.
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
https://www.juneteenth.com
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/douglass-emancipation-boston.htm
Books
Frederick Douglass, My Life and Times (Boston, DeWolfe and Fisk, 1892), Pg. 426.
https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/dougl92/dougl92.html
Gordon-Reed, Annette. On Juneteenth. Liveright, 2021.
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#BlackHistory
#BlackMastodon
#histodons #History #CivilWar
#histodons #Juneteenth
Replies (2)
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@Danetteb@mstdn.social 2023-06-19 16:41
@Deglassco@mastodon.social excellent thread! A few years ago my daughter and I were at my brother’s home for July 4th and his birthday celebration. We walked in the house and my SIL shouted “Happy July 4th!” My daughter responded “I don’t celebrate July 4. Our Independence Day is Juneteenth.” My SIL, a conservative Christian, stuttered and spit a bit then walked off in a big snit. 😂Happy Juneteenth! The real Independence Day!!
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@Pat@qoto.org 2023-06-19 21:34
@Deglassco@mastodon.social Thank you for this write-up on Juneteenth. It really paints a vivid picture of the elation that people felt during that historic moment.