🌟 [ 33 ]   Beyond the Headline: The history of Juneteenth [ @10 Tampa Bay ]

Juneteenth is the nation s youngest federal holiday. In fact, the city of Tampa only declared it a holiday in 2022. But Juneteenth s significant history dates back more than 150 years. It honors the day the last enslaved African Americans in Texas were freed on June 19, 1865 — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.Subscribe: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ]

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