Laverne Cox shares powerful message of Black freedom in stirring Juneteenth address

PinkNews Friday, 19 June 2020 ()
Laverne Cox has shared a powerful message about the need for Black people to take their freedom in a video to mark Juneteenth 2020. Juneteenth is observed each year on June 19 to mark the end of slavery in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 when troops, led by General Gordon Granger, … Continued The...
0
shares
 
Video credit: Wibbitz Studio - Published
News video: What Is Juneteenth?

What Is Juneteenth? 01:06

 What Is Juneteenth? Celebrated on June 19, the day commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is the oldest known celebration in the country to honor it. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but Texas's small Union presence meant slavery continued....