Slavery’s final legal death in New Jersey occurred on January 23, 1866, when in his first official act as governor, Marcus L. Ward of Newark signed a state Constitutional Amendment that brought about an absolute end to #slavery in the state. In other words, the institution of slavery in New Jersey survived for months following the declaration of freedom in Texas (June 19, 1865, so-called #Juneteenth).
https://mstdn.social/@LaserMistress/112644361102504629 LaserMistress@mstdn.social - This #juneteenth, an offering:
One of my most popular, precious and important lasercut designs
In 2020 the artist Binx Taylor requested these from me. Thank you Binx 💖 (Go follow them today!) https://the-binx.com/
in '20-'21 I distributed hundreds of free pairs of these around #PDX and further
This file is what inspired @laser_bloc, my free laser file mutual aid group
So now this file and others are freely available to you: https://acab.city/gallery/jewelry/BLM Heart
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Here's a thread worth your time on the history behind #Juneteenth from @Deglassco : https://mastodon.social/@Deglassco/110571486181352012
As #GQP / #TrumpVirus / #MAGAt ville try to grasp &/or react to the concept of #Juneteenth ... #truth turns to #WordSalad
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth | National Museum of African American History and Culture
Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.
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Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Although it has long celebrated in the African American community, this monumental event remains largely unknown to most Americans.
As someone born and raised in Texas, I knew the significance of Juneteenth from about high school on. Back in my day, Texas History was a required course, and it included that fact. Intellectually, I know that's not true for most folks, especially white people not from Texas. Here's a bit of (largely unknown) history to explain the Federal (and Bank) Holiday this Wednesday.
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S.
by Jennifer Berry Hawes, photography by Gavin McIntyre for ProPublica
June 16, 5 a.m. EDT
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction.
Relevant. #Juneteenth #Racism #Slavery #Charleston #SlaveTrade
The Civil War is rarely taught properly. The well documented struggle for liberation is left out of the story. The enslaved people who fled to Union lines whenever they were able forced Lincoln to state that ending slavery was the object of the conflict. He only reluctantly agreed to establish the United States Colored Troops, who were more invested in victory than any other group in the country. Of course, he never gave up on his dream of an all white country. Shortly before his assassination he still expressed a desire to send Black people away and to compensate the Confederacy for its lost free labor.
