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Juneteenth Is About Freedom

Today, as we celebrate Juneteenth, we should remember not only the struggle against chattel slavery but the struggle for radical freedom during Reconstruction — snuffed out by the reactionary forces of property and white supremacy.

19 facts related to Juneteenth - The Millbury-Sutton Chronicle

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19 facts related to Juneteenth

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Juneteenth: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with Legacy of U.S. Slavery

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. We begin with our 2021 interview with historian Clint Smith, originally aired a day after President Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth the first new federal holiday since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Smith is t

Juneteenth Celebrates an End to Slavery — But Northern States Still Allowed It

"Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true."

Juneteenth, the end of slavery, World Humanism Day, religious bills

We celebrate Juneteenth, recognizing the end of slavery, and World Humanism Day, which occurs at the Summer Solstice as a secular alternative to religious holidays. After covering national and FFRF news, we speak with FFRF’s Senior Policy Counsel Ryan Jayne and Regional Governmental Affairs Manager Mickey Dollens about the slew of good and bad bills dealing with religion at the state level around the country. The post Freethought Radio – June 19…