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Defending and Claiming Freedom: A Memorial Day Weekend Visit to Montgomery, Alabama

By Adena J. WhiteMay 28, 2018May 29, 2018

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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76. #queenofsoul #arethafranklin

On June 19, 1865, enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas, received word that they were free, two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. #Juneteenth – a portmanteau of “June” and “nineteenth” – is recognized in 45 states as the end of slavery. Visit the link in our profile for a list of #Juneteenth2018 celebrations taking place throughout the South. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #freedomday #emancipationday #independenceday #blackbeltvoices #blackhistory365 #justiceforall #freedomforall #equalityforall #blacklivesmatter #juneteenthcelebration #blackandsouthern #happyjuneteenth

Visit the link in our profile for a list of #Juneteenth2018 celebrations across the South. #blackbeltvoices #blackandsouthern #independenceday #freedom #freedomday #happyjuneteenth ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Repost @nmaahc: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “#Onthisday in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Known as #Juneteenth, this day is widely celebrated as the end of chattel slavery in the U.S. Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that has been marginalized and still remains largely unknown to the wider public. The legacy of Juneteenth shows the value of deep hope and urgent organizing in uncertain times. This Museum is a community space where that spirit can continue to live on – where histories like this one can surface, and new stories with equal urgency can be told. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory 📸: Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration, June 19, 1900, Texas, Courtesy Austin History Center.”

We’re here for alllll this. ✊🏾 Congratulations to 26-year-old Ph.D. student Mariah Parker for being elected County Commissioner District 2 in #AthensGeorgia! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Repost @joshjonesphotog: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Mariah Parker takes her oath of office for County Commissioner District 2 with her hand on the autobiography of Malcolm X and her mother Mattie Parker by her side on the steps of City Hall in downtown Athens, Ga., Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Parker filled the county commissioner seat vacated by Harry Sims who left his seat to run for mayor. She won the election for District 2 by 13 votes. [Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald]” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blackfolkdownsouth #blackfolksdownsouth #blackbeltvoices #athensga #progressforthepeople #ourrevolutionathens #gapol #TheRevolutionContinues #OurRevolution #ourrevga #ourrevathens

#WearOrangeWeekend begins today, June 1, in observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Day and continues through June 3. @everytown created the nationwide campaign to “do life-saving work so that we can get closer to realizing a future free of gun violence.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #endgunviolence #wearorange #blacklivesmatter #gunviolenceawareness #everytown #everytownforgunsafety #safeschools #stopgunviolence #enoughisenough

"Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀—W.E.B. Du Bois ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blackbeltvoices #webdubois #outdoors #spiderweb #web #summer

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