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Today is Juneteenth across the United States of America. A federal holiday for the very first time. Juneteenth is the date (June 19, 1865) that enslaved Black persons in Texas, specifically in Galveston, first learned that they were free after decades and centuries of enslavement. Enslavement had been proclaimed over for more than two years before enslaved Black people in Texas were told. The date of June 19, 1965 however, did not spell the complete end to enslavement in the US of Black people by white men. The poisonous and dishonest narrative some peddle now is that Juneteenth was the end of enslavement. It was NOT. Omar Moore goes to the specifics of Juneteenth, the actual history, the continuation and attachment of events that came after 1865 and continue beyond 2021. An episode you do not want to miss. June 19, 2021. BRAND NEW: Second item in the new Summer Sensation Series—Greenwood, 1921 at THE POLITICRAT daily podcast online store—buy now! (Designed by Omar) https://bit.ly/3z9Rd4f FREE: SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BRAND NEW POLITICRAT DAILY PODCAST NEWSLETTER!! Extra content, audio, analysis, exclusive essays for subscribers only, plus special offers and discounts on merchandise at The Politicrat Daily Podcast online store. Something new and informative EVERY DAY!! Subscribe FREE at https://politicrat.substack.com Buy podcast merchandise (all designed by Omar Moore) and lots more at The Politicrat Daily Podcast Store: https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com The Politicrat YouTube page: bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook page: bit.ly/3bU1O7c The Politicrat blog: https://politicrat.politics.blog PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to this to this podcast! Follow/tweet Omar at: http://twitter.com/thepopcornreel