Although the holiday centers on the freedom of African Americans from slavery, 'the message of Juneteenth is a positive unifying one' for all Americans, said Steve Williams, president of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation.
,"the message of Juneteenth is a positive unifying one" for all Americans, said Steve Williams, president of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation.
Although Lincoln proclaimed the emancipation of slaves, effective on January 1, 1863, slave owners were responsible for telling their slaves that they were now free and some ignored the order until Union troops arrived to enforce it, according to Cliff Robinson, founder of Juneteenth.com. This took time, and Texas was the last Confederate state to have the proclamation announced.
Activists are still pushing for wider recognition, including a designation as a national holiday and an acknowledgement by Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange.Ta-Nehisi Coates, Danny Glover to testify in Juneteenth House hearing on slavery reparationsJuneteenth is a combination of"June" and "nineteenth," in honor of the day that Granger announced the abolition of slavery in Texas. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.
He noted that more companies have started to recognize Juneteenth amid the ongoing protests against racism. Jack Dorsey, who is CEO of Twitter and digital payment platform Square, saidthis year at all of its offices across the world.
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