As we spend this week reflecting on the freedoms gained for the people of this nation on our Independence Day, we also want to acknowledge the freedoms that came after July 4th, 1776. In June, Metropolitan Family Services marked Juneteenth with special celebrations and recognitions of the end of slavery in the United States. It was not until June 19, 1865, two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, that government troops marched to Galveston, TX to notify enslaved people that they were free. MFS is inspired to make this a time for reflection, restoration, and rejoicing. Enjoy this video sharing some of our center's celebrations:
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Juneteenth On June 19, 1865 the Union Army arrived in Texas and notified Texas officials that slavery was officially over. Even though the institution of slavery had existed for millennia, our nation’s birth happened at a time that world consciousness finally began to see it as unacceptable —thank God! Imagine being born in a time when slavery was just a part of life? How we have grown as a planet. And each generation will continue to grow. Ending the institution of slavery in America came at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives, but it was the price that the supporters of slavery required. And it was the price anti-slavery soldiers paid…a necessary sacrifice for ending an evil institution that existed for thousands of years in world history at-large. #freedom #antislavery #EmancipationDay On this, I do have a theory about how our future decendants will judge first world countries for outsourcing to less developed nations for cheaper labor. Mark my words. Today’s world will be judged by tomorrow’s world for it.
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Juneteenth (known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Liberation Day) is a federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19th in the US to commemorate Union Army general Gordon Granger announcing federal orders in the City of Galveston on June 19, 1865, proclaiming that all enslaved in Texas were now free. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had freed them almost two and a half years earlier and the American Civil War had ended with the defeat of the Confederate States in April, Texas was the most remote of the slave states, with a low presence of Union troops, so enforcement of the proclamation had been slow and inconsistent. A common misconception is that this day marks the end of slavery in the US. Although this day marks the emancipation of all slaves in the Confederacy, the institution of slavery was still legal and existed in the Union border states after June 19, 1865. Slavery in the US did not officially end until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the US on December 6, 1865, which abolished slavery in all of the US and its territories. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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We honor those who have served our country and put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. May we never forget the sacrifices made by those who have served, and may we always strive to honor their legacy by upholding the values that they fought to protect. (760) 994-9050 quinn@realtor-genie.com realtorgenie.com #veteransday #realtorgenie #socialmedia #digitalmarketing #realestatemarketing
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The closest many will get to understanding the carnage and sacrifice of the D-Day Landings 80 years ago today will be through watching films like Saving Private Ryan or visiting museums. Over 4000 allied forces lost their lives on 6 June 1944 to help defeat the Nazi ideology 80 years ago, so that today we can enjoy the freedoms we have, and too often take for granted. It is our duty to protect the freedoms we have and never forget those that laid down their lives in 1944 and throughout two World Wars. It is duty too to also educate our children and future generations to commemorate days like today. Find articles like the one below with facts about D-Day they can read to understand the sacrifices. But most of all we must also say never again to global wars and to dictators no matter what flag they fly and their cause https://lnkd.in/du6ZjQWv #dday80 #neverforget #sacrifice #operationoverlord #educate #neveragain
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