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Juneteenth is a VVV important holiday we should all be commemorating.
Why?? Well, in case you were unaware, the June 19 holiday is to celebrate the official end of slavery in the United States! (It is also commonly known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.)
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Understandably, numerous prominent African-American leaders have since taken to Twitter to pay tribute to this significant holiday.
Be sure to take a look at their comments (below):
Today is #Juneteenth. Remembering the lives lost in slavery. And those lost today by hate + bias. #NabraHussein #CharleenaLyle #FinsburyPark
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 19, 2017
This #Juneteenth, we celebrate emancipation and remember those who have fought for freedom. We must continue their work.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 19, 2017
Recognize #Juneteenth because Black people weren’t free on 7/4/1776. 100 yrs of Jim Crow after being “freed” on 6/19/1865 & still fighting! pic.twitter.com/qZ8bF3AVyX
— Chaka Khan (@ChakaKhan) June 19, 2017
It’s #Juneteenth! For those of y’all who don’t know: “Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the US”
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) June 19, 2017
Happy #Juneteenth to my folks. We still have so much work to do, but celebration of our history and our people is necessary.
— Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) June 19, 2017
Happy #juneteenth. If you don’t know, June 19th, 1865, two years AFTER the emancipation proclamation, chattel slavery in America ended.
— Jason Reynolds (@JasonReynolds83) June 19, 2017
Happy #Juneteenth (June 19th) ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ also known as #FreedomDay and #EmancipationDay ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ which marked the “effective end of slavery” in the US. pic.twitter.com/G2AcAMkgmX
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) June 19, 2017
Sadly, not everyone is aware of the importance of this day. As one Twitter user perfectly put it:
#Juneteenth should be a national holiday.
Yet, it was maybe 2 lines in my high school US History textbook.https://t.co/EEOQeueguJ
— Sam White (@samwhiteout) June 19, 2017
So it makes sense that countless people are still baffled by the #Juneteenth celebration going down online. Don’t believe us??
Ch-ch-check out the confused AF commentators (below).
Can someone educate me on what Juneteenth is?
— Lukee 🍜 (@lukepogi21) June 19, 2017
why is today marked on calendar? what the fuck is Juneteenth?!
— kendall vesper (@bholeblaze) June 19, 2017
what is juneteenth ?
— brianna (@brijanaay) June 19, 2017
Sometimes Twitter is amazing & you get to learn new things. Had no clue what #Juneteenth or its historical importance was before today https://t.co/UwlgCiMeA4
— Kerri (@definitelyKerri) June 19, 2017
What is Juneteenth and why are businesses closed today?!?
— lalo (@laIo3000) June 19, 2017
I only know what #Juneteenth is because of @AtlantaFX
— Tessa (@raawrism) June 19, 2017
What is Juneteenth??????
— 🦂🌸Ari🌸🦂 (@__ArielJanee__) June 19, 2017
Hopefully, these folks have done a bit of googling and are now aware that today is a pretty important day to acknowledge. Just sayin’!
Did YOU know about #Juneteenth??
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