Juneteenth: A Day of Recognition, Restoration and Celebrating Freedom
As a child, FRCC President Colleen Simpson didn’t know much about Juneteenth. But finding out about the holiday sparked a learning journey that continues today.
“Juneteenth Not Only Commemorates the Past. It Calls Us to Action Today.”
This Sunday is the first time we’ll celebrate Juneteenth as both a federal and state holiday in Colorado. It’s a day that should be recognized by all Americans.
Juneteenth Honors Freedom and Equality
On June 19th every year, people take time to honor the anniversary of Juneteenth—the date in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Texas. (As part of the Confederacy, slaves in that state were not freed until well after the end of the Civil War.) That summer, Union Army troops reached Galveston Bay […]