304 On Juneteenth

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Juneteenth is a state holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the day slavery ended in Texas. Over the last decade, a push to make Juneteenth a national holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States has gained momentum. What do we know about Juneteenth and its origins? Annette Gordon-Reed, an award-winning historian at Harvard University and Harvard Law School, is a native Texan and she joins us to discuss the early history of Texas and the origins of the Juneteenth holiday with details from her book, On Juneteenth. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/304 Complementary Episodes 🎧 Episode 067, John Ryan Fischer, Cattle Colonialism 🎧 Episode 115: Andrew Torget, The Early History of Texas 🎧 Episode 117: Annette Gordon-Reed, The Life and Ideas of Thomas Jefferson 🎧 Episode 139: Andrés Reséndez, The Other Slavery 🎧 Episode 209: Considering Biography 🎧 Episode 250: Virginia, 1619 🎧 Episode 281: Caitlin Rosenthal, The Business of Slavery 🎧 Episode 282: Vincent Brown, Tacky’s Revolt REQUEST A TOPIC 📨 Topic Request Form 📫 liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY 🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter 👩‍💻 Join the BFW Listener Community LISTEN 🎧 🍎 Apple Podcasts 💚 Spotify 🎶 Amazon Music 🛜 Pandora CONNECT 🦋 Liz on Bluesky 👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn 🛜 Liz’s Website SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 💚 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ben Franklin's world is a production of the
0:02.8	Omaha Institute. Hello and welcome to episode 304 of Ben Franklin's world. The podcast dedicated to helping
0:19.8	you learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present
0:25.4	day world we live in.
0:27.0	And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.
0:30.1	For those of us who live outside of Texas, Juneteenth may seem like a new holiday that we hear about each June.
0:37.0	The actual day of Juneteenth is June 19.
0:40.0	It's a state holiday that originated in Texas, and a day that's starting to become a state holiday that originated in Texas,
0:42.6	and a day that's starting to become a state holiday
0:45.0	and many other states as well.
0:47.1	So what exactly is Juneteenth?
0:49.8	Juneteenth is a day that commemorates the end of slavery in Texas specifically, and more broadly,
0:55.3	the end of slavery in the United States.
0:58.3	Annette Gordon Reed is an award-winning historian at Harvard University, best known for her work on the Hemings family and Thomas Jefferson.
1:04.8	Annette is also a native Texan. She's someone who grew up in East and Gulf Coast Texas and she
1:10.9	recently wrote a reflective book on her experiences called On Juneteenth.
1:15.1	It's a book that discusses and investigates the history of Texas and its Juneteenth
1:20.2	holiday. Now during our discussion with Annette, she reveals information about
1:25.8	Texas's early history as a colony and is an independent republic. Details about
1:30.8	Texas's history with and use of slavery,
1:34.0	and the origins of the Juneteenth holiday,
1:36.7	and why there is a movement to make this Texas State holiday
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