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Juneteenth: how did the holiday start and how is it celebrated today?

US’s newest federal holiday – signed into law in 2021 – has its roots in the emancipation of Black Americans from slavery

The Guardian - US

Juneteenth Celebrates a Great American Achievement

The emerging culture war over the holiday is misguided. In reality, Juneteenth celebrates one of the greatest triumphs of America and its founding principles.

Reason

Did this tomato travel the Underground Railroad?

It could have been a gift from a runaway enslaved person. Maybe it wasn’t

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Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is gaining awareness

Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s.

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Lexington Juneteenth events a reminder of Black history – and American history

The City of Lexington’s Juneteenth celebrations started last Saturday and will continue through June 19th. It’s the third year the city has officially recognized the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger – who’s buried in Lexington Cemetery – issued an order in Texas announcing that slavery had ended.

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Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events, quiet reflection on end of slavery after Civil War

Americans across the country are observing the relatively new Juneteenth federal holiday with festivals, parades, cookouts and other gatherings

The Independent UK

What is Juneteenth: Why is it celebrated and when did it become a federal holiday

The story behind this federal holiday stretches back to when slavery was still common place across the country - nowadays the day is set aside to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people

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Sleeping with the Ancestors review: slavery and the fight for Black history

Joseph McGill Jr tells a fascinating, necessary story of his direct engagement with truths many Americans would rather ignore

The Guardian - US

Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ discusses national museum, legacy of slavery

FORT WORTH, Texas — Growing up in Texas, Opal Lee celebrated Juneteenth by picnicking and dancing with her family at Sycamore Park in Fort Worth.

Tribune News Service

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

Whenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused.

The Conversation

Lake District tour boat firm accused of ‘censoring’ Windermere links to slavery

Boatmaster says skippers barred from saying some lakeshore houses were built by those who profited from slavery

The Guardian - UK

Juneteenth matters for thinking about race relations in Canada and Canadian education

On June 19, African Americans will celebrate Juneteenth. This day marks emancipation from chattel slavery and the long and violent struggle for Black people to be recognized as equally human.

The Conversation

UK could deport trafficked women under migration bill, Suella Braverman concedes

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has conceded that women trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation could be deported under measures to tackle…

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Slave cases are still cited as good law across the U.S. This team aims to change that

Michigan State law professor Justin Simard says 18% of all published American cases are within two steps of a slave case. His team has spent years documenting them, hoping to force a legal reckoning.

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Trafficked women could be removed under migration Bill, Braverman concedes

The Home Secretary said there are no ‘blanket exclusions’ but said such women could be protected if they co-operate with a police investigation.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on radical protest: a lonely voice against slavery

Editorial: Benjamin Lay was a revolutionary who battled for an unpopular cause that is today regarded as unquestionably just

The Guardian - US

Democrat Barbara Lee on reparations and righting history’s wrongs: ‘This is the moment to push forward’

The California congresswoman speaks about the legacy of slavery and the need for reparations for African Americans

Daily Record

Calls for nail bars to be licensed over safety and slavery fears

Dangerous chemicals can be used and there are also concerns about modern slavery and people trafficking

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The Guardian - UK

Liverpool Biennial 2023 review – devastating insights into the horrors of slavery

The theme is slavery and colonialism and – from instruments used to measure facial features to a ship made out of soil – these works have an astonishing power

The Guardian - UK

‘Why is Bridgerton’s race twisting acceptable?’ The real problem with the show’s Black fantasy

Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte and its imitators have been praised for bringing diversity to the very white world of historical drama. But could these Black fantasies actually be dangerous?

The Independent UK

Illegal Migration Bill breaches UK human rights obligations, MPs and peers warn

The so-called Stop The Boats Bill is seen as central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to prevent small boats of migrants crossing the Channel.

Dublin Live

Westin Hotel backtracks on proposed new name change due to slavery links

The hotel was due to be renamed the Westmoreland Hotel after the 10th Earl of Westmoreland, but it was pointed out that this name may be unsuitable due to its association with slavery

The Independent UK

New York lawmakers pass bill to consider slavery reparations

Commission to be created to examine state’s historic support for institution of slavery and address persistent economic, political and educational disparities experienced by the Black community today

The Independent UK

New York lawmakers vote on bill that considers reparations for slavery

New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill being considered by the state Legislature on Thursday

The Conversation

Reparations over formerly enslaved people has a long history: 4 essential reads on why the idea remains unresolved

The debate about reparations to descendants of enslaved people rages on.

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