00:00It's Juneteenth, a.k.a. Freedom Day, a.k.a. Black Independence Day, a.k.a. We
00:06legally ain't slaves no more. On June 19th, 1865, six months before the
00:11ratification of the 13th Amendment, but almost three years after President
00:15Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the news finally reads Texas that formal
00:20slavery wasn't a thing anymore. But the last slave was finally free. But don't get
00:27it twisted. Slavery still exists. The first celebration happened a year later.
00:32Today it's recognized as a holiday or day of observance in 45 of 50 states. We
00:37celebrate by by singing the black national anthem with every voice and sing.
00:42Congregating at barbecues and eating red foods that symbolize the blood that was
00:46shed during slavery. And celebrating the accomplishments of black icons. Have a
00:51happy Juneteenth.
