Juneteenth: Freedom for All
We are in a moment where the Fourth of July is being contested and some are asking, why haven’t we always celebrated June 19th as the true day of freedom for all?
Episode 9 of the Together Apart podcast, hosted by The New York Times, titled "Juneteenth: Freedom for All" was published on June 18, 2020 and runs 17 minutes.
June 18, 2020 ·17m · Together Apart
Summary
We are in a moment where the Fourth of July is being contested and some are asking, why haven’t we always celebrated June 19th as the true day of freedom for all?
Episode Description
What we deem worthy of gathering around matters. We are in a moment where the Fourth of July is being contested and some are asking, why haven’t we always celebrated June 19th as the true day of freedom for all? Listen in on our season finale as we check back in with Tanesha Forman, a middle school teacher in New Haven, CT who planned a virtual Juneteenth for her entire school with Priya Parker’s help earlier this year.
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