Happy Juneteenth! A video for those who need to learn more about the holiday. #Juneteenth2019 #Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/PSOsvTLaJl— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) June 19, 2019
Outside the Oval Office, I kept a painting of a small crowd huddled around a pocketwatch, waiting for the moment the Emancipation Proclamation took effect. On Juneteenth, we celebrate the anniversary of that news - freedom - reaching slaves in Texas. And something more: pic.twitter.com/kSkLHbfnc3
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 19, 2019
And slaves. Can’t forget the slaves. https://t.co/bwaPQy61lv— Matthew A. Cherry
Published on June 19, 2019 18:52