Celebrate Freedom!
Friday marks Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, or Jubilee Day. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Galveston, Texas, more than two years late.
Juneteenth has long been a day of remembrance and an opportunity for Black people in the U.S. to honor their history and emphasize their citizenship.
Wendi N. Manuel-Scott, a professor within George Mason University’s School of Integrative Studies and the Department of History and Art History, recently discussed the importance of Juneteenth and how to best commemorate it.
Friday marks Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, or Jubilee Day. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Galveston, Texas, more than two years late.
Juneteenth has long been a day of remembrance and an opportunity for Black people in the U.S. to honor their history and emphasize their citizenship.
Wendi N. Manuel-Scott, a professor within George Mason University’s School of Integrative Studies and the Department of History and Art History, recently discussed the importance of Juneteenth and how to best commemorate it.
Read more about Juneteenth here.
June 19, 2020
