With marches, music and speeches, Americans celebrated the “Juneteenth” Saturday June 19, anniversary of the end of slavery in the country.
One year after the death of George Floyd
On this occasion, two statues of the American were inaugurated. The first, inaugurated by his brother Terrence Floyd, at Brooklyn. The second, at Newark, New Jersey. The murder of George Floyd by a police officer in May 2020 sparked a grassroots movement around the world against racism and police brutality against African Americans.
A contraction of the words “June” and “19” in English, this date marks the day when the last slaves of an island in Texas learned, the June 19, 1865, that they were free. “Juneteenth“has remained as the landmark date for the emancipation of African Americans. On June 17, President Joe Biden promulgated a law making June 19 a national holiday, 156 years later.
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