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#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Known as #Juneteenth, this day is widely celebrated as the end of chattel slavery in the U.S. #APeoplesJourneypic.twitter.com/banVoF49nl
Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that has been marginalized & still remains largely unknown to the wider public. The legacy of #Juneteenth shows the value of deep hope & urgent organizing in uncertain times. #APeoplesJourneypic.twitter.com/juqbpOGxYu
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control, some enslaved people would not be free until much later.
[BLOG] The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth: http://s.si.edu/2IrWZWG #APeoplesJourney
For more than 250,000 African Americans, June 19, 1865, signaled the final day of their enslavement. Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, Texas had yet to officially recognize the President’s executive order. #APeoplesJourneypic.twitter.com/1eZrAfElgv
Not until Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX with 2,000 soldiers on June 19, 1865, did enslaved African Americans learn about their emancipation.
How do you and your community commemorate #Juneteenth? #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStorypic.twitter.com/Guppu0hKZC
This is why more people need a higher faith than what exist here on earth. As a movie quote says,"there's other justice in this world besides the law". Heaven sees all. 
We need love. Not religion.
So does every other life!
@AKinkhabwala actually 2 years later
For my ancestors who kept faith, thrived and laid our foundation. I’m here because of your strength and perseverance.
“Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9
#juneteenth
Words to live by. Unfortunately, those who participated in rioting, looting, vandalizing and burning property, including houses of God, have no moral code, and don't know them.
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