Juneteenth (paperback) stuffed animals COLOR: Multi-colored with chambray background

COLOR: Multi-colored with chambray background

Juneteenth promises to become an important expression of that equality—an Independence Day celebration in its own right

but we can assure you that is not the case

why Juneteenth

Julian Onderdonk was a Texas impressionist painter and the son of Robert Jenkins Onderdonk

Juneteenth (paperback) stuffed animals COLOR: Multi-colored with chambray backgroundJuneteenth has been touted as a national day celebrating the end of slavery. Observances from coast to coast have turned this event into part of the national conversation about race, slavery, and how Americans understand, acknowledge, and explain what has been called the national original sin.But, why Juneteenth? Where did this celebrationwhich promises to become a national holidaycome from? What is the origin story? What are the facts, and legends,