It’s Time To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday (WBUR)

Karen Clemmer 6/19/207:42 AM

_{By Ayanna Pressley, June 19, 2020, WBUR}

Juneteenth is meant to be a day of joy — a celebration of freedom and emancipation. It marks the day on June 19, 1865 when General Gordon Granger read General Order #3 in Texas, freeing the last remaining enslaved people two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

As we reflect on this day, we are reminded of the profound hurt, anger and uncertainty our enslaved ancestors experienced — a pain that continues to manifest itself today for millions of Black Americans. The consciousness of so many is being raised anew about the legacy of racial hatred, systemic oppression and brutal violence inflicted on Black people in our country.

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