2000 union troops to proclaim that more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state were afraid. Some local slaveowners initially ignored the directive, but granger demanded they comply with the proclamation. Why is it called juneteenth . It derives its name from combining june and 19th. That day that he issued his proclamation. Juneteenth has we are leaving this for live conversation on ending hunger and part of the in the u. S. William barber is joining other activists and advocates for a threeday summit in washington, d. C. Could this monstrous act be a necessary link in the chain of events toward the downfall of the entire system of slavery . He said what i do know is that every attempt to stop us and allow our progress only serves to intensify and embolden our agitation. This is why we this morning will take a hard look at the ugly reality of poverty death by poverty. The fourth leading cause of death, ahead of homicide. Maybe the fact that we are having to face this is, in so