> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 13:26:13 -0700 (PDT) > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: James Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PEN-L:10909] juneteenth? > My "Cat Lovers Against the Bomb" calendar (published by the Nebraskans for > Peace and Canada's New Society Publishers) mentions that this coming > Thursday is something called "Juneteenth." What is this holiday? How do we > celebrate? Slaves in Texas didn't hear of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation for about two years. When they did, the day of official liberation was June 19th (I think), which hereafter became known as the 'Juneteenth.' MBS =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute. ===================================================
