Juneteenth is a celebration of liberation that dates back to Galveston, Texas in 1865. It commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States when Major General Gordon Granger delivered the General Order Number 3 enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation had become official 2 years earlier and ordered…
Atlanta Free Speech Juneteenth discussion
Christy Garrison-Harrison, Rashad Richey, Tiana L. Ferrell, Alicia Fontnette and Dr. Josiah Pamoja This past weekend, Atlanta Free Speech, in collaboration with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, hosted a community discussion in recognition of Juneteenth titled, The Illusion of Freedom: The Reality of Black Life in America since…