Tag: Juneteenth
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Honoring Juneteenth – by Mellyssa A. Diggs
I’m sharing my latest art work that honors Juneteenth, now available for pre-order for release on June 19th. The idea is honor and celebrate the commitment to preserving and celebrating the art and Juneteenth, while exploring the boundaries of freedom, and cultural and creative excellence, through the Black visionary lens. $39.00 (contact if you would…
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Why is it called Juneteenth, Freedom Day?
Most Americans are familiar with the Emancipation Proclamation — President Abraham Lincoln’s famous 1863 declaration that freed all enslaved people in the Confederacy — but the proclamation itself didn’t guarantee those freedoms. In fact, it would be a couple of years before Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox…