Happy Juneteenth
May we all continue the struggle to end slavery
2 min readJun 19, 2024
Today is the day Americans observe the anniversary of the last major announcement of the end of slavery during the Civil War.
Though Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, not all enslaved persons in the South received word of their freedom. There was no radio, television, or Internet in 1863…