Juneteenth

Link and image of Etha Robinson from the website for NPR's podcast Code Switch.

"After President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, freedom celebrations emerged amongst the enslaved. These celebrations continue to this day in the form of Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of slavery in Texas that's widely observed throughout the U.S. by African-Americans — customarily with free-flowing red drinks in hand."

by Lisette Oler for The Daily Texan (2017)

by Dana Givens for Saveur (2019)

"The Times has put together a collection of historical photos, poetry and articles about the holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S."

“As someone who has celebrated Juneteenth for a long time, I think we need it now — not in lieu of the freedom, justice and equality we are still fighting for — but in addition, because we have been fighting for so very long,” Veronica Chambers, an editor who spearheaded the project, writes."

The Root

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The Takeaway from WNYC Studios (June 19, 2018).

The Peas in the Podcast S1 E6 (2018)

A Little Louder podcast from Anchor S1 E 12 (2019)

Remembering slavery through Children's Literature from Curious City podcast (2019)

The Takeaway from WNYC Studios (6/18/2021)

The Daily (a New York Times podcast)

Pod Save America
June 17, 2021

The Daily

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