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“No one is free until we are all free”
– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth marks the emancipation of thousands of enslaved people. Though President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, it was not until federal troops arrived in Texas more than two years later to enforce the proclamation, on June 19, 1865, that thousands of enslaved Black men and women in that state finally gained their freedom. Slavery would not actually come to an end in several other states until after the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in December of that year.
Juneteenth is also called: Juneteenth National Independence Day; Jubilee Day; Emancipation Day (TX); Freedom Day; Black Independence Day
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On June 17, 2021, President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act creating June 19th as a National Holiday.
This iconic Juneteenth Community Consortium logo, designed by artist Hampton Boyer, is inspired by David Hammons, Frank Stella, and the universally known Afro-American flag. Each square represents 100 years, totaling 400 years since Africans first arrived in America. Within the icon, a rhythm of Red, Black, and Green is generated to convey a focused and continuous motion for the future.