Happy Juneteenth!
️The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation designed the Juneteenth Flag© to illustrate the story of what became a national holiday in 2021.
It commemorates June 19, 1866 when the remaining enslaved African Americans in Texas first learned of their freedom — two years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
As the National Museum of African American History & Culture @nmaahc explains:
•”The colors: The colors of the American flag – red white and blue.
•This is to say that the people freed in Texas were American citizens.
•The 5-point star is a symbol for Texas (the Lone Star State).
•Texas is where the Juneteenth holiday started.
•They added the big star to tell about the spread of freedom.”
And as noted scholar and Professor of African American Studies (Princeton) Eddie Glaude, Jr. reminds: “Freedom is a process… This is a national holiday for all Americans.”
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