BUFFALO, N.Y. — Juneteenth celebrations across the nation have begun. They mark when the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told about their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
“Juneteenth is just a reminder that when there was progress being made for others within America, it hasn’t always been that for everybody,” explained Shola Clark, a board member for the Juneteenth Festival. “That’s still the case to this day.”
Fifty years ago, America was marking its 200th anniversary, but it didn’t feel like a celebration for everyone…