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Pantsuit Politics

5 Things You Need to Know About Juneteenth

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Juneteenth is the oldest national commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Today, it celebrates African American freedom and achievement. We're returning to our 2020 episode about the holiday with a few of the facts that you should know as you celebrate today. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JUNETEENTH Juneteenth began in Texas with late news of emancipation. Emancipation Park in Houston began as a place to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth was widely observed following the assassination of Dr. King. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, although not all states observe it. Communities celebrate at different times. Visit our website for complete show notes and episode resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

We are all better.

0:03.4

It is something all of humanity should celebrate

0:06.9

is the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.

0:12.9

This is Sarah and Beth, your listening to Pantsy Politics,

0:16.2

the home of Graceville political conversations.

0:30.8

Hello, everyone.

0:33.8

Welcome to another episode of Pantsy Politics.

0:36.2

We are so happy to be here with you today.

0:38.8

And before we get started, we wanted to ask you ever so sweetly,

0:42.9

if you could pop on over to Apple Podcast app and give us a rating and review.

0:48.1

It helps new people find Pantsy Politics.

0:50.2

And also it warms our hearts when you share really, really lovely reviews,

0:55.3

like this one says in a time like this, there aren't both sides.

0:58.6

Either on the right side of history here or you aren't.

1:00.6

And I think both Beth and Sarah have shown this through research and thoughtful discussion.

1:04.0

Thank you for your vulnerability and willingness to learn from each other and from others.

1:07.7

I'm in turn learning from you.

1:10.0

That warms my heart.

1:11.3

Thank you so much.

1:12.5

Lovely person who left this review has a really long news or name I'm not going to read.

1:17.0

So if you could pop over and give us a rating and review, we would be eternally grateful.

1:21.6

So today is a special day in the United States.

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