Juneteenth Reading List 2023
June 19, 2023
On June 19th, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, enslaved African Americas were the last to hear of the news of the Emancipation Proclamation. Recognized as a federal holiday in the United… READ MORE
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Movements for Freedom
June 18, 2021
Soyica Diggs Colbert— On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech at an Independence Day celebration that asked, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” His question… READ MORE
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