Vigo County History Center Hosts Juneteenth Celebrations

Vigo County History Center hosts Juneteenth celebrations

VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) -- June 19th is Juneteenth, and many members of the community gathered at the Vigo County History Museum to celebrate and highlight African American history. June 19th, 1865 marks a significant day in history as those enslaved in the state of Texas learned of their freedom, and the emancipation proclamation. Today, some may know June 19th as "Freedom Day," or "Jubilee." On Thursday afternoon, a presentation was led …

Juneteenth takes center stage at Chester County History Center

WEST CHESTER—The history of Juneteenth came alive during a theatrical reenactment of “From Appomattox to Galveston,” on Juneteenth, at the Chester County History Center. About three dozen actors and about the same number in a mass choir from several churches told the story of Juneteenth to an appreciative audience of more than 150 history lovers. Now a national holiday, Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865 when slaves in Texas first learned of Ab…

Juneteenth is a celebration of everyone knowing the truth. We need that desperately.

It’s commonly accepted that Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. That’s not actually true. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, but it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that the Union Army finally reached the enslaved in Galveston, Texas, to tell them that they were free.

Juneteenth celebration invites Americans to tell the truth about U.S. history - National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Authored by Jill Savitt, Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Originally published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.   On June 19, 1865, freedom finally reached... The post Juneteenth celebration invites Americans to tell the truth about U.S. history appeared first on National Center for Civil and Human Rights.