How the Bay Area Commemorates Juneteenth

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🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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As the United States observes its second Juneteenth as a federal holiday, we’ll look to its history here in California and the role the Bay Area played in the movement that led to its federal recognition. We’ll talk about what this recognition means in the push for Black American reparations and policy changes and hear about the growth of Bay Area Juneteenth festivals and celebrations in recent years. Guests: James Taylor, professor of Political Science, University of San Francisco; member, Reparations Task Force, San Francisco Orlando Williams, board member, Berkeley Juneteenth Festival Barbara Krauthamer, dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and professor of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.8	On this Juneteenth holiday, we're going to reflect on its meaning, how it came to be, and how it fits into our ongoing national conversation about race, equity, and justice.
1:27.3	Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery,
1:29.8	news of which took two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to
1:35.0	reach slaves in Galveston, Texas. This hour, we'll talk about Juneteenth celebrations around the Bay Area,
1:41.1	and we want to hear from you. How are you marking the holiday?
1:52.6	What does it mean to you and your family, and what, if anything, does it say about where we are as a nation in the midst of national upheaval and division?
1:55.1	That's next on Forum right after this news.
2:04.8	From KQED in San Francisco, welcome to Forum. I'm Scott Schaefer in today for Alexis Madrigal.
2:11.8	Well, to many this morning's parade celebrating the Golden State Warriors NBA Championship is the most exciting event in town.
2:21.1	But let's remember that today is also a federal Juneteenth holiday marking June 19th, 1865. That's the day word that the Civil War had ended finally reached people who were enslaved in Galveston, Texas. For many decades,
2:28.1	a lot of states, including California, have marked Juneteenth as a state holiday, but President
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