The First Juneteenth Was Nothing Like You May Think

Black History Year

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🗓️ 11 December 2024

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The crowd erupted into joy at the words of the white man. They were free, he said. But their joy would be short-lived. A beast like slavery wasn’t about to go out with mere words. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The crowd erupted into joy at the words of the white man.
0:07.0	They were free, he said, but their joy would be short-lived.
0:11.0	A beast like slavery wasn't about to go out with mere words.
0:17.0	This is two-minute black history.
0:19.0	What you didn't Learn in School.
0:28.3	Had it been anywhere besides Galveston, Texas,
0:31.4	the news that enslaved people were now free would have seemed strange.
0:35.9	After all, it was June 19th, 1865, two and a half years
0:41.7	after the Emancipation Proclamation. But there was something strange about the event that would
0:49.1	eventually become known as Juneteenth. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't actually free our people from enslavement.
0:57.0	It only applied to Confederate states during and immediately after the Civil War and was largely unable to be enforced.
1:06.0	News of the end of slavery didn't make it to places like Texas until much later.
1:11.6	That was mostly on purpose.
1:14.6	And slavers waited as long as they could to announce that slavery was over.
1:18.6	Many of them waited until after the harvest, and some even murdered our people rather than let them go free.
1:26.6	And yet, there is still something amazing about that day.
1:32.0	It inspired our people to claim the freedom that was rightfully ours.
1:36.9	By the next year, Black people had purchased land around the country upon which we celebrated
1:42.3	Juneteenth free from white violence, such as
1:45.8	Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas. Those celebrations continue today.
2:00.5	When it comes to our liberation, we have always been met with pushback.
2:06.4	We must never forget how powerful our celebrations of joy and freedom can be on June 10th and every other day.
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