Juneteenth and the Broken Promise of “40 Acres and a Mule”
https://nfu.org/2020/06/19/juneteenth-and-the-broken-promise-of-40-acres-and-a-mule/
Jun 19, 2020 · By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Director. For many Black Americans, Juneteenth is a day of celebration. Observed on June 19 th, the holiday commemorates the day that the last slaves were freed in the United States in 1865 – two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln ordered their independence with the Emancipation Proclamation and two …
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