What Happened In Oklahoma On Juneteenth

And he has set the date for june 19th juneteenth a celebration of the end of slavery in the united states.
What happened in oklahoma on juneteenth. Back then juneteenth was a time for the former site of black wall street to play stage to what black families love doing most. Let me just say that what happened to george floyd was a tragedy pence told an. The la times tweeted on its official account. Al sharpton said juneteenth needed to be a federal holiday.
President trump has chosen as the venue for his first rally in months tulsa oklahoma site of a horrific massacre of african americans. Education system are not taught about major black historical events such as the tulsa race massacre or juneteenth the. Juneteenth a portmanteau of june and nineteenth also known as freedom day jubilee day liberation day and emancipation day is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the united states originating in texas it is now celebrated annually on the 19th of june throughout the united states with varying official recognition. I first heard of juneteenth when my family moved to tulsa in 1997.
Oklahoma set a new state record for case. It was the first state to do so. In contrast historians and educators point out many children in the u s. After trump announced plans to hold a rally in tulsa the site of the 1921 black wall street massacre on juneteenth which commemorates the day the last enslaved person was freed in the us organizers are now expecting a crowd of 30 000 at the city s juneteenth festival which will again be held outdoors.
Juneteenth was not formally recognised in texas where the order was delivered until 1979. Dan rather danrather june 10 2020.