Who believes in justice, equality and freedom, as outlined in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
Isn’t the goal of what we are doing in this great experiment called the United States, to make everyone equal and free?
WHAT IS JUNETEENTH?
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. Juneteenth 2024 will occur on Wednesday, June 19. https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
FREEDOM FOR SLAVES INCLUDED THE RIGHT TO VOTE, AND ELECTING THOSE WHO REPRESENTED THEM
What is the significance and history of Juneteenth?
WHO BUILT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE WHITE HOUSE, AND HUGE PLANTATIONS THAT MADE MANY PEOPLE VERY RICH?
Click on link to watch short video segment of Blackish…
Former slaves were promised 40 acres and a mule, but that promise was never kept… Black Americans made this country rich, but got nothing in return.
JUST HUSH UP AND ENJOY THE HOLIDAY
“Many concerns centered around July 4, Independence Day….
“Juneteenth is just a made-up holiday. We were all free on July 4.” The celebration of July 4, 1776, is also a “made up” holiday and freed us from nothing. We weren’t freed of anything other than Merry Old England and that wasn’t until September 3, 1783, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. By the way, the Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4.
“We don’t need a second Independence Day!” It is true Juneteenth is considered by some to be a “second” Independence Day. By others it is celebrated as the Day of Jubilee. Still others celebrate January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation as the Day of Jubilee. Why is that bad? I want to point out that when the Declaration of Independence was signed a large segment of the soon to be United States was not free and would not be free for almost one hundred years.
Another frequent comment, “Slavery still existed in the border states and in the North after June 19, 1865.” You are correct. The Emancipation Proclamation didn’t end slavery in the United States, the Thirteenth Amendment did. The Emancipation Proclamation only ended slavery in those areas involved in rebellion. Chattel slavery existed into 1866 in a couple of Border States and until new treaties were made with Native American tribes that had slaves.
More at; https://cigarman501.com/2024/06/18/just-hush-up-and-enjoy-the-holiday/
HATRED IS TEMPORARY AND BURNS OUT; LOVE PLUS EQUALITY AND RESPECT ENDURES FOREVER
The story of Juneteenth is also a story of how one person who never gives up, can make a huge difference.
Symbolically, Juneteenth is the story of Opal Lee, who would not bow down, surrender, give up or be silent even in the face of a hostile, bigoted, white supremacist mob that forced her out of her own home and burned all of her furniture. Find out why she is so special and what she accomplished..
Freedom Is Ours To Take: Join Us On Juneteenth | OurFuture.org by People’s Action
So along with thousands of People’s Action members all across the country and dozens of other organizations, I will join the Movement For Black Lives’ SIX NINETEEN nationwide mobilization this Friday, June nineteenth. Juneteenth is a sacred day for African-Americans/Blacks, as it commemorates the date in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Texas, the last state in the defeated Confederacy where the end of slavery was announced.
There will be SIX NINETEEN gatherings on Friday and throughout the weekend in D.C., in local communities all across the country, and online: so wherever and whoever you are, you can participate. We hope you will join us!
We will celebrate, and we will claim our freedom. I hope to see you there. Because, as Malcom X reminds us, “Nobody can give you freedom… you take it.” OurFuture https://ourfuture.org/20200615/freedom-is-ours-to-take-join-us-on-juneteenth?
WHAT ABOUT THAT RACIST SLAVE BIBLE?
Who does Jesus represent?
What does Jesus teach?
What color of skin did Jesus and his apostles have?
Go deeper
WHAT IS REAL FREEDOM?
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Stand for equality.
Stand for justice and freedom for all people.
Stand up, and speak out against white supremacy, bigotry, hatred, racism and intolerance.
Register to vote.
Make your voice heard.
AGR Daily News 
You must be logged in to post a comment.