Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865 (what we now refer to as “Juneteenth”) Mayor General Gordon Granger announced that enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, TX would be freed in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation that President Abraham Lincoln issued two and a half years prior in 1863. Texas officially recognized this day as a holiday in 1980, and President Joe Biden recently signed a bill making it a federal holiday.
This Juneteenth, let us remember the lives taken and families separated by the dehumanizing institution of chatel slavery. Let us also remember the strength and courage of those who boldly fought to resist enslavement and sought liberation. May this important day remind us to stand in solidarity with all who are oppressed and to use our collective voices to uplift human dignity.
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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