Juneteenth
HAPPY JUNETEENTH
Freedom Day, for African descendants of American Chattel Slavery, June 19th, 1865. On this day, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, announcing the freedom of enslaved people in Texas. We honor the unbelievable scenes of jubilation and celebration of the formally enslaved Africans, to General Granger’s enactment of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
What most people don’t realize are the milestones it took to get to this point–from the conscience of a nation to the sacrifice of her righteous residents, and the victims of her shameful oppression.
We (ASD/KNSJ) are standing in solidarity and with confidence in the continued struggle to make the United States of America live up to a more expanded and inclusive version of itself. Who initially promised freedom to a few, as we struggle to make true freedom, accessible to ALL. —Yusef Miller
Yusef Miller is the Executive Director of Activist San Diego, and African-American Historical Researcher and lecturer. A Social Justice Activist, involved in many forms of struggle pertaining for Equity and Justice for all, in Local, State and National arenas.