Posts Tagged ‘emancipation proclamation’
History of Juneteenth: and the Emancipation Proclamation
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF JUNETEENTH: and the Emancipation Proclamation une Nineteenth, or Juneteenth, historically marked the celebration of the emancipation of African-American slaves in Texas in 1865. While the annual celebration started in Texas the following year in 1866, and became an official Texas state holiday there in 1980, this formerly obscure holiday is now observed across…
Read MoreHistory of Amazing Grace: Abolition of the British Slave Trade, part 1
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF AMAZING GRACE, part 1 On February 23, 1807, the British parliament passed a bill banning the nation’s slave trade. In these two articles, we’ll explore the lives of two men and one song that played a significant role in that effort. John Newton‘s devoted Christian mother dreamed that her only son would grow…
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