In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we talk about the history behind the Juneteenth holiday, then events that will be happening to celebrate in the Quad Cities area this year.
Juneteenth marks the day that news of the end of slavery reached Black people in parts of Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth marks the day that news of the end of slavery reached Black people in parts of Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth marks the day that news of the end of slavery reached Black people in parts of Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth marks the day that news of the end of slavery reached Black people in parts of Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.