Juneteenth is more popular than ever. This year s celebrations come amid a culture war. Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY UP NEXT
In the wake of 2020 s racial reckoning over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, the celebration of Juneteenth spread outside the African American community.
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and 19th, commemorates June 19, 1865 the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, informing the Galveston, Texas, community that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved African Americans in rebel states. It’s also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. © Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer
Juneteenth is set to become a federal holiday This year s celebrations come amid a culture war
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Juneteenth is more popular than ever This year s celebrations come amid a culture war
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Talking about Juneteenth is a way to drive the history home that there was slavery.
At the same time, some states are trying to clamp down on voter rights.
And critical race theory, which explores slavery and racism s impact, is a new target of lawmakers.
In the wake of 2020 s racial reckoning over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, the celebration of Juneteenth spread outside the African American community.
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and 19th, commemorates June 19, 1865 the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, informing the Galveston, Texas, community that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved African Americans in rebel states. It’s also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.