[blind-democracy] Fwd: 156 years ago today, the last enslaved Americans were finally freed
- From: Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blind-democracy <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:36:12 -0700
Juneteenth, commemorating and celebrating 156 years since the last
remaining enslaved Americans were freed in southern Texas, two and a
half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
156 years! When will we declare a Holiday to celebrate the end of
Prejudice and Bigotry?
When will we celebrate our love of our neighbors, while accepting one
another's differences?
kCarl Jarvis
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From: "Ddeborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs" <info@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:17:07 +0000 (UTC)
As we celebrate the ending of slavery in America, we reflect on the
ongoing fight for racial justice and how important it is for each of
us to do our part.
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Today is Juneteenth, commemorating and celebrating 156 years since the
last remaining enslaved Americans were freed in southern Texas, two
and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in
1862.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House
two months earlier in Virginia, but slavery had remained relatively
unaffected in Texas—until U.S. General Gordon Granger stood on Texas soil and
read General Orders No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in
accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all
slaves are free.”1
As we celebrate the ending of slavery in America, we look ahead to our
ongoing fight for racial justice and how important it is for each of
us to do our part.
This week, Congress voted overwhelmingly (415-14 in the House; and
unanimously in the Senate) to pass a law to make Juneteenth a federal
holiday. That's symbolic progress, but far from enough to make up for
generations of discrimination and chronic racial inequality.2 This new
federal holiday will serve as a potent reminder that we cannot run
from our past and that current and future generations must continue
the struggle for racial justice.
That means creating a powerful coalition to address systemic racism in
our communities, workplaces, schools, courts, tax code, housing and
more.
Thank you for all you do to fight for a country that lifts up all
people, and fights to reverse chronic racial inequities that have
existed for hundreds of years in our country and continue today.
Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
1
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
2
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/16/1007340587/house-passes-a-bill-to-commemorate-juneteenth-as-a-federal-holiday
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