Brown, Goldstein & Levy proudly celebrates Juneteenth, the oldest identified commemoration of slavery’s finish in the US.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863. However it might be years earlier than all enslaved People gained freedom. After the Accomplice military surrendered, many enslavers retreated to Texas, the westernmost Accomplice state. On June 19, 1865, Union troopers, a lot of whom had been Black, arrived in Galveston, Texas to implement the Emancipation Proclamation. That day, 250,000 enslaved Black People claimed their freedom, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Though slavery was not abolished nationwide till the thirteenth Modification was ratified (the Emancipation Proclamation excluded border states), Juneteenth marks the day that freedom got here to the final holdout Accomplice state. It has lengthy been celebrated by Black American communities, and its recognition as a federal vacation—one which educates People of all races and backgrounds on our nation’s historical past—is the results of tireless advocacy by Black leaders and activists.
Immediately, BGL honors the sacrifice and steadfastness of Black People who fought for the promise of freedom—together with by sustaining the legacy of Juneteenth for almost 160 years—and reaffirms its dedication to the pursuit of freedom and equality for all. We stay devoted to the lively pursuit of justice, with the idea that the work is rarely executed. Be taught extra about Juneteenth right here, right here, and right here.
We want you a significant, joyous Juneteenth.
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