✊🏾✊🏾Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is a time for rejoicing, as well as a recognition of the United States’ delayed promise of liberation.

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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the freedom of all enslaved people in the US. On this day in 1865 Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army landed in Galveston, TX with news that Civil War had ended & slavery was abolished.⁣⁣⁠ (1/2)

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June 19th commemorates the formal end of slavery in the United States. Today it's known as Juneteenth, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Cel-Liberation Day, a day to celebrate & amplify Black voices. (📷Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story by )

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is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. Black people across the country take time to celebrate the day, honor their ancestors, and address the work that still needs to be done in this society in regard to equality.

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Today is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the US. is told through the eyes of a little girl experiencing the day the news of emancipation reached the last enslaved people. Learn more: https://t.co/yIBcc0z0vr

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Today is Juneteenth, a very important moment in American history. It is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Liberation Day. Today is recognized as which slavery was entirely abolished in all of the U.S. states and its territories.

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Today! A new take on "From the 300 give but three/To make a new , Stephen Hodkinson & discuss "#AncientSparta in Graphic Novels", 5pm UK: https://t.co/6DwugI84AN (with apologies to

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Nancy Green, (aka Aunt Jemima) was born into slavery. She was a magnificent cook. When she was 'freed' she rolled her talent that into a cooking brand that GM bought & used her likeness. She died in 1923 as one of America's first black millionaires. https://t.co/wrjL5lcM2N

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Dear , All in know, the coffee industry is cruel & exploitative, farmers are paid <25% of real price of coffee. They should receive . There is misery, hunger, malnutrion, child labor & slavery in the coffeelands

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I gave 's challenge a shot.

I'm a woodland queen elf. My cause is to end elves' slavery! (char)

(you can tell by now that I'm obsessed with braided rattail XD and I designed my own sword if that's cheating im sorryy)

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In our latest podcast, Syrian portrait painter talks about her life and work and how a sense of humanity pervades her pictures. Listen here https://t.co/h0G5YPujIx

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petition to replace every statue in America with one of John Brown abolishing slavery and causing tornadoes and shit

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After Pickens served as Minister to Russia, the family settled at Pickens’ plantation, Edgewood. As owners of 276 slaves, they were strong supporters of slavery and secession. He was made Governor three days before South Carolina seceded.

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Born into slavery in Tennessee, Mary Fields became famous as “Stagecoach Mary,” a cigar- chomping, cardplaying coach driver who never missed a delivery.

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Mae angen i ni drafod hanes Cymru a chaethwasiaeth traws-Iwerydd a sefydliadau hiliol (Rhan II).

We need to talk about Wales’ history with translatlantic slavery, and the historic role of people from Wales in racist systems (Part II)

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Born in 1837 in Dover, OH, Quantrill led an unsettled, criminal life before the war, including killing a man in Mendota, IL, robbing homes, and stealing livestock. Settling in Kansas, he decided he favored slavery once he learned he could make money returning runaway slaves.

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"Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking."

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