Macon Juneteenth Celebrations Commemorate Black History With A Modern Mindset
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the official end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the
An episode of the On Second Thought podcast, hosted by Georgia Public Broadcasting, titled "Macon Juneteenth Celebrations Commemorate Black History With A Modern Mindset" was published on June 14, 2019 and runs 14 minutes.
June 14, 2019 ·14m · On Second Thought
Summary
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the official end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of the American Civil War to the last group of enslaved people in the country. The day itself is June 19, but celebrations kick off across Georgia this weekend, from big festivals to more intimate evening conversations.
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