Today we commemorate #Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of Emancipation finally reached all enslaved people in Texas, 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation had freed them. This was a pivotal moment in American History which finally became a National Holiday in 2021.
For 159 years Juneteenth has celebrated the official end of slavery in the US. This day is a reminder of the long fight for freedom, all of the progress we have made, and the work we must continue to do to make good on our nation’s original promise of Liberty and justice for all.
