Juneteenth
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As we celebrate Juneteenth on its 163rd anniversary, let us not forget all those who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure it happened. No one should ever be allowed to overshadow our Nation’s history in any way, shape, or form. This history belongs to all of us, and as we celebrate, let’s remember those who…
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Juneteenth or Freedom Day, is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery. It was on June 19, 1865 that Union soldiers, led by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that all slaves were free. Seventy-five years later, Archer Alexander is the second…
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Over 600,000 heroic lives, both black and white, would be lost to bring this country to that moment. Today thousands will celebrate that moment now nationally recognized as Juneteenth.
ARCHER ALEXANDER 