ITP V.021 UPDATE: HAPPY JUNETEENTH U.S.A.
ITP V.021 wishes ALL U.S.A. readers a very HAPPY JUNETEENTH.
It's official. Juneteenth (6/19/1866) is an official national holiday as that marks the
date of when the last U.S. slaves were freed in Texas as Federal troops
stepped in. .The last U.S. slaves (in Texas) were freed over two years
after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the U.S.A.
. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
FROM USA TODAY:
FROM CITIZEN ACTION NEW YORK:
We're celebrating #Juneteenth today, & working to end white supremacy every day.
— Citizen Action of NY (@citizenactionny) June 19, 2021
Learn more about this holiday with this awesome video from @TheRoot: https://t.co/cvwiPFpYOe pic.twitter.com/ojIrXCUmhY
VIDEO BELOW: THIS IS WHY JUNETEENTH IS IMPORTANT TO AMERICA (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF THE ROOT):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal, Stay FREE-\m/ -l-