Juneteenth
Every year since it became a Federal holiday in 2021, I've heard people wondering what is Juneteenth? Why are people getting off work for it? I admit I didn't know either in 2021, so I read about it, something I do in every situation and recommend you do, too. So anyway, I figured this year i'd publish a post on my blog instead of trying to educate people a little bit individually. That's the beauty of having this particular platform to shout from. The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1st, 1863. Most people know that this was supposed to grant freedom to all enslaved African Americans. However, certain areas were still controlled by the Confederacy and the Emancipation Proclamation couldn't be enforced. The last of the enslaved African Americans were in the western most Confederate state of texas, in a town called Galveston Bay. On June 19th, 1865, more than two years after the slaves should've been freed, the Union Army showed up