Donald J Norman-Cox
Author
Publisher
Arising Together Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Texas' Emancipation Day and Juneteenth National Independence Day (both known as Juneteenth) are tremendously important holidays, but both are mired in miscommunication and inaccuracy. Examples: 1. The national holiday ?symbolically? celebrates slavery?s end - a concept often misinterpreted as ?the day slavery ended.? Fact: Texas was not the last state to outlaw slavery; 2. June 19, 1865 was the day the U.S. Army began enforcement of the Emancipation...