Revisiting the History and Importance of Juneteenth

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Dr. André White

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Welcome back to another installment of the Redacted History Podcast. This is a revisit episode where we take the a look back at the history, symbolism and, importance of Juneteenth. June 19th, or Juneteenth, commemorates June 19th, 1865 where enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas were made aware that the Civil War was over and that slavery had been abolished --- 900 days after the Emancipation Proclamation. Stay Connected with Me: PATREON: patreon.com/redactedhistory https://www.tiktok.com/@Blackkout___ https://www.instagram.com/redactedhistory_ Contact: [email protected] Episode Script Writer and Researcher: Jordyn Howard Episode Editor and Narrator: Dr. André White Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.8	When you were in history class, what did you learn?
0:44.3	You learned that honest Abe freed the slaves with one order, one stroke of the pen, just like that. Poof.
0:45.3	The war ends, the slaves are free, and then old Abe gets his wig split while watching the Lion King on ice.
0:52.3	But that's all right. He died for what was right. Forever
0:56.7	our white savior. Yeah, all right. Tell that to the quarter million enslaved people who didn't get
1:02.9	their freedom until two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. I'm Andre, and this is the redacted history podcast.
1:13.4	Today's episode is going to be shorter than usual, but necessary.
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