this was the work of many, but juneteenth as a national holiday may never have happened without miss opal lee. president biden knows it. that s why he is so warmly received the 94-year-old activist today. the grandmother of this movement. for years, opal lee crusaded to make juneteenth a federal holiday. she went all over the country at various celebrations. then in 2016 at the age of 89, she began a 1400-mile trek from her home in ft. worth, texas to d.c. to bring attention to the cause, stopping at all the different places that celebrate juneteenth on a state by state basis along the way. since she walked a symbolic 2.5 miles every year on juneteenth to commemorate the 2 1/2 years it took for enslaved african americans in galveston, texas to learn of their freedom, it started to spread. lee is a descendent of american slaves, a victim of a hate crime when she was just 12.
Juneteenth history: Marking the end of slavery in America
The news of the end of slavery in America was delivered to slaves in Texas in 1865, more than two years after Lincoln declared the end to slavery. Author: Travis Pittman Updated: 8:07 PM EDT June 16, 2021
WASHINGTON The end of slavery in the United States is often recognized by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. But the day commemorating the freedom of African Americans, Juneteenth June 19, was recognized only after the last slaves were told about the president’s order nearly 2 1/2 years later. On Wednesday, Congress passed a bill making it America s 12th federal holiday, needing only President Joe Biden s signature to make it official.
Juneteenth has many customs and symbols, including the colors that appear at every celebration. Here's the meaning of the flags' colors of red, blue, black and green.
Black Americans Are Entitled To Reparations BASED On RACISM, Not Slavery! Social Share
EDITOR: Is there anyone alive today who did not descend from an ancestor that was enslaved? I highly doubt it. Slavery was a way of life in all parts of the globe throughout antiquity and it is still in operation today in some places. Some Americans who call themselves Foundational Black Americans (FBA) and Descendants of American Slaves (ADOS) have been demanding Reparations of Slavery from the government of the United States. However, these demands have not been taken seriously thus far, and truth be told, these demands are never going to be taken seriously because the claimants lack legal standing.
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