Even celebrating freedom had to be done while hiding from the white gaze. #Juneteenth
“For decades, many southern Black communities were forced to celebrate Juneteenth on the outskirts of town due to racism and Jim Crow laws.”
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The annual holiday marks the end of slavery in Texas more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Here’s how it evolved into a national holiday.
