Stars and Stripes FC · Jun 19, 2021
BWPC, BPC commemorate Juneteenth activities
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day that slaves in Texas were told that the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed (2 years prior), that the Civil War was over, and that they were free. It’s a celebration of true independence that has taken place for generations among African Americans and other Black people in this country