Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The holiday traces its origins to June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the freedom of enslaved people, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Lynnfield For Love (LFL) partnered with the North … [Read more...] about Lynnfield Common hosts Juneteenth celebration with inspiring speeches and anthem
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Town hosts Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony
Over 50 people attended Lynnfield’s Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, hosted by both Lynnfield For Love and North Shore Juneteenth Association. Attendees gathered at Lynnfield Middle School for the Opal Lee Walk, as a tribute to the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” The walk traveled from the middle school to the Town Common for the flag raising ceremony. Lynnfield … [Read more...] about Town hosts Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony
Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice
F. Willis Johnson In Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into reality for enslaved Africans in the District of Texas, as was already the case elsewhere in the country. His General Order No. 3 announced that, in compliance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, all slaves in rebellious Texas were … [Read more...] about Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice