Today there will be a ceremonial raising of a flag in the state’s Capitol celebrating the end of American slavery in 1865. For me the day is bittersweet.
Juneteenth 2022 Viewpoints
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Honor Juneteenth by learning about Reconstruction
This Juneteenth, begin honoring the new holiday by learning about the generation of formerly enslaved people and their white allies that fought to move beyond emancipation and make equality and democracy a reality in the United States.
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Why I voted yes for Juneteenth Day
My reasoning: America’s founding launched the greatest freedom movement in human history, including the anti-slavery abolitionist movement.
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Juneteenth is more than a Connecticut state holiday
Juneteenth is a recognition of a people’s ability to rise above centuries of discrimination and disparity, as well as an acknowledgment that the struggle endures.
