“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord
has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from
darkness for the prisoners.” – Isaiah 61:1
“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a
never-failing stream!” – Amos 5:24
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the
Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with
your God.” – Micah 6:8
Today we recognize Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal
holiday in the United States, celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the
ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the
1890s, is a portmanteau of the words "June" and
"nineteenth", referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General
Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation
in Texas at the end of the American Civil War.
For a fictional take on this historic event, read Paulette
Jiles book, Simon the Fiddler.
For more information, click here: The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth | National Museum of African American History and Culture
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