Juneteenth aka Freedom Day

Lest we forget…. 

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans throughout the former Confederacy of the southern United States. Its name is a portmanteau of “June” and “nineteenth,” the date of its celebration.

Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in forty-five states.

Cover photo: Juneteenth Memorial Sculpture Monument at the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural, and Genealogy Center opened to the public June 27, 2015. It is made up of 5 bronze figures that represent the story of Juneteeth and a paved timeline of the Black Presence in the Americas—from the Middle Passage to the Emancipation Proclamation that leads to the Bell of Freedom. Sculptors: Adrienne Rison Isom and Eddie Dixon.