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On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that all enslaved people were now free. This critical historic moment came nearly two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The following year, people celebrated this day as Juneteenth – a combination of June and nineteenth. It has also been called “Juneteenth Independence Day” or “Freedom Day.” What you may not realize, however, is that some enslaved people were forced to continue working for up to six years illegally.
Juneteenth is an important day in American history and allows us time to pause and reflect on the fight for freedom and equity. This year, our resource guide provides tools to brush up on Black history and new ways to get involved in promoting equity and justice year-round.
5 Moments In Black History You May Not Know
- The Tulsa Race Massacre – History Channel
- Brom and Bett v. Ashley (1781)
- The Ocoee Election Day Massacre – Pegasus
- Black History Portraits: The Famous and the Forgotten – Library of Congress
- Before Central Park: The Story of Seneca Village – Central Park Conservancy
Education for Allies
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack
- When (and How) to Speak Up as an Ally- Harvard Business Review
- Into an American Uprising: White Accountability by Into America
- Why You Should Speak Up Even When It’s Not Easy by Kevin Daum
- Three Things You Can Do Now to Take Action an Ally in the Workplace by Katie Burke
- Working on hard mode: Being Black in Corporate America by Zach Stubblefield
- How to Talk to Your Kids about Racism by CPINDEA from PBS
- So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth? By Derrick Bryson Taylor
- What Students Are Saying About Race and Racism in America
- The Ideology of Racism: Misusing Science to Justify Racial Discrimination
- 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
- How to have more productive conversations about race in the workplace
- How do I talk about race at work?
- Taking Steps to Eliminate Racism in the Workplace
- A Question of Color: A Debate on Race in the U.S. Workplace
- 1,000 Cuts: The Toll Of Racism In The Workplace
Dig Deeper on Juneteenth
- “Juneteenth: Together We Triumph — A ‘Soul of a Nation’ Special Event.” on ABC. Watch Former President Barack Obama sits for an interview with “GMA’s” Michael Strahan as part of the ABC News special
- Watch Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming on Hulu
- Watch Juneteenth Jamboree on PBS
- Juneteenth: A Day to Reflect on Freedom
- What is Juneteenth by National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Freedom Calling: Interactive Tour with Founding Director Lonnie Bunch III
- What is Juneteenth?
Learn More
- Project READY training on implicit bias and microagressions
- The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond Undoing Racism Conference
- Forbes: How to Create Effective Online Diversity Trainings
- A collection of courses on race, inequality and social justice
- Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History by the University of Illinois
- Anti-Racism I by the University of Colorado at Boulder
- From Freedom Rides to Ferguson: Narratives of Nonviolence in the American Civil Rights Movement by Emory University
- Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, Freedom by Rutgers University
- Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
- Financial Literacy In The Black Community
Legacies of Pain and Resilience: Clinical Implications for Understanding Historical Trauma and Race Webinar - Addressing Historical Trauma Podcast
- Raising our Black Sons: Perspectives from Mothers Black Boys and Men Podcast
- Police Brutality & Trauma Black Boys and Men Podcast
- Louder Than a Riot on NPR reveals the interconnected rise of hip-hop and mass incarceration.
- NATAL: a podcast docuseries about having a baby while Black in the United States.
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