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Juneteenth: Let’s Celebrate
Juneteenth, a day remembering the emancipation of enslaved African Americans is a very important one.
Let’s celebrate Juneteenth, a day remembering the emancipation of enslaved African Americans is a very important one.
Celebrate Juneteenth
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- Veterans at Asbury Park Middle School
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- Veterans at Asbury Park Middle School
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- George Reed and Asbury Park student
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- Veterans at Asbury Park Middle School participating in Project Ghana
Not only is it a celebration of how African Americans overcame the horrors of slavery but also how they went on to building the foundation of the United States of America.
Martin Luther King Jr. (Nobel Foundation)
Through the course of history, we see how African Americans fought and sacrificed their lives for the country and also, we see how they fought for equality for all. From there we see how many great African Americans became scientists, doctors, lawyers, athletes and hold the most prestigious positions of president and vice president.
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- President Barack Obama is photographed during a presidential portrait sitting for an official photo in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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- Vice President Kamala Harris takes her official portrait Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)/https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-harris/
Long journey ahead
In my opinion, Juneteenth shows us the long journey of a road being built to a better America. The holiday opens up the eyes of society to come together for the unity of the country.
Also let’s pay homage to Opal Lee, the strongest 94-year-old woman I ever seen, who walked many miles to encourage the passage of the bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday (Image from Variety)
Let’s Celebrate A Better America for everyone!
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