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Juneteenth Legacies
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The modern Juneteenth movement is rich with legacies from our historic past. Remembering and understanding our past will help us to understand the present and future. Read below to learn the impact of each of these individuals in our history.
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Resolution
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In support of the Annual WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH National Holiday Observance. And National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign. For 150 years, Juneteenth. National Freedom Day continues to be the most recognized African-American holiday observance in the United States. Also known as "Emancipation Day", "Emancipation Celebration", "Freedom Day", "Jun-Jun", " Juneteenth. Independence Day" and " Juneteenth. Commemorates the day freedom was proclaimed to all slaves in the south by Union General Granger, on June 19, 18...
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Douglass Legacy
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WHAT TO THE AMERICAN SLAVE IS YOUR 4TH OF JULY? To National Juneteenth Network. As the "4th of July". 1776, American Independence Day. Comes around again, let us not forget that the ancestors of Americans of African descent were trapped in the tyranny of slavery. Juneteenth. The "19th of June". 1865, African-American Independence Day. America's 2nd Independence Day, recognizing the end of enslavement, did not occur until over 88 years after the first "4th of July". Fremarjo Enterprises, Inc. Recognizing ...
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Juneteenth Movement
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History of the Modern Juneteenth Movement. Also known as Freedom Day. Is an American holiday honoring African American heritage and celebrated by people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds. It commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U. S. State of Texas in 1865. Celebrated on June 19, the term is a portmanteau of June. And is recognized as a state holiday in 43 states. Of the United States. Again in 1968, Juneteenth received another strong resurgence through Poor Peoples March t...
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National Juneteenth
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JUNETEENTH FLAG SICKLE CELL CHALLENGE". JUNETEENTH QUESTIONS FOR ALL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. Together we will see Juneteenth become a national day of observance in America! Rev Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.,. Founder and Chairman -. National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF). Juneteenth is an annual observance to celebrate the date Union soldiers enforced the. Emancipation Proclamation freeing all remaining slaves in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Texas was the last. US Senate Declares the.
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Maryland
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Maryland to Become 43rd State to Recognize Juneteenth. Http:/ www.nationaljuneteenth.com/Maryland.html. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (4/23/14). Contact: Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.,. National Juneteenth Juneteenth Holiday Campaign. National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF). National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC). National Association of Juneteenth Jazz Presenters (NAJJP). Web sites: www.NationalJuneteenth.com. National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF). Fort Washington, MD.
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General Order
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General Order #3 (Read by General Gordon Granger, "19th of June",. Read by General Gordon Granger "19th of June", 1865 Galveston, TX.
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Senate
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Sen John Cornyn (R-TX). Sponsor of the 2015. In the U.S. Senate. US House of Representatives. S RES 201 - Designating June 19, 2015, as. In recognition of June 19, 1865, the day on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States. (Agreed to Senate - ATS). Designating June 19, 2015, as 'Juneteenth Independence Day'. In recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. June 15, 2015. For himself, Ms. Whereas Af...