304 On Juneteenth

Juneteenth is a state holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the day slavery ended in Texas. Over the last decade, a push to make Juneteenth a national holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States has gained momentum.What do we know about Juneteenth and its origins?Annette Gordon-Reed, an award-winning historian at Harvard University and Harvard Law School, is a native Texan and she joins us to discuss the early history of Texas and the origins of the Juneteenth holiday with details from her book, On Juneteenth.Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/304 Complementary Episodes🎧 Episode 067, John Ryan Fischer, Cattle Colonialism🎧 Episode 115: Andrew Torget, The Early History of Texas🎧 Episode 117: Annette Gordon-Reed, The Life and Ideas of Thomas Jefferson🎧 Episode 139: Andrés Reséndez, The Other Slavery🎧 Episode 209: Considering Biography🎧 Episode 250: Virginia, 1619🎧 Episode 281: Caitlin Rosenthal, The Business of Slavery🎧 Episode 282: Vincent Brown, Tacky’s Revolt REQUEST A TOPIC📨 Topic Request Form📫 [email protected] YOU'RE READY🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter 👩‍💻 Join the BFW Listener CommunityLISTEN 🎧🍎 Apple Podcasts 💚 Spotify 🎶 Amazon Music🛜 PandoraCONNECT🦋 Liz on Bluesky👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn🛜 Liz’s WebsiteSAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts💚 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices