ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore today proclaimed and celebrated June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth in Maryland. Juneteenth is a celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. On June 17, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, designating Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
“Juneteenth offers us all a moment to consider how far we have come as a nation and how much work is still left to be done,” said Gov. Moore. “Learning about our past helps us to know our own power. Hold close the stories of those who came before and celebrate the resilience that will propel us forward for generations to come.”
Though the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect at the beginning of 1863, many enslaved people did not gain freedom until much later. On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers traveled to Galveston, Texas, to liberate those who were still enslaved. Newly freed African Americans rejoiced and their celebrations started the tradition that is now known as Juneteenth. In 2021, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
On Saturday, Governor Moore and First Lady Dawn Moore attended the 46th annual AFRAM Festival at Druid Hill Park in Baltimore. In honor of Juneteenth, the celebration of culture, music, art, business, and fashion is one of the largest African American festivals on the East Coast.
starting to think the elites are on to something. more vaccines all around. time to cull the herd and get rid of all these useless mouth breathers! so tired of all this pandering and bullshit!
I just won’t say it !!!!
This is nothing but a holiday for the Racists Democrats & Blacks who Drum Up Slavery every week of the year !!!
Nobody ALIVE today was a Slave nor a Slave Owner in this country !!! So Stop the Wining !!!
Also there were many more WHITE & Others who were SLAVES in the past & we don’t hear them WINING !!!!
How about a WHITE HISTORY MONTH !!!!!
None of us had anything to do with slavery so why keep bringing it up all the time ??? sick of it
This New Federal Holiday was ONLY made by the Democrat Left to get BLACK VOTES !!! & Divide America !!!!
the white race of today had nothing to do with any slavery so stop blaming one because they are born white !!!!!
What’s Juneteenth? Somebody at work said it was a Federal holiday…I still had to work.
Just another BS HOLIDAY like KWANZA that was created by a CONVICT. They got a NATIONAL HOLIDAY so why are they demanding REPARATION for slavery since they weren’t even born but to lazy to work. Were the not given 40 acres and a mule and dissatisfied. As a WHITE MALE if they are given REPARATION THEN GIVE ME 100 acres and a tractor. That is a hellva lot less than what they are demanding.