Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day. Historically known as Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day, and Emancipation Day. Commemorating when slaves in remote regions of the US learned of the freedom granted to them three years earlier. (Imagine being free for THREE years and not knowing it.)
Juneteenth, Freedom & Progress?
Want to read more?
Subscribe to melissabutler28.wixsite.com to keep reading this exclusive post.
Comments