MikeDunnAuthor on Nostr: Today in Labor History June 19, 1865: African Americans were declared free in Texas, ...

Today in Labor History June 19, 1865: African Americans were declared free in Texas, more than 2 months after the end of the Civil War and the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation. This date is now celebrated each year as "Juneteenth." It officially became a national holiday in 2021. Emancipation under the proclamation only applied to enslaved people living in former Confederate states. Enslaved people living outside the former confederacy did not gain legal freedom until the 13th Amendment was ratified in December, 1865. And incarcerated prisoners are still constitutionally exempt from protections against slavery.

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