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145th Anniversary of Juneteenth:
Don't Forget the Horror of Slavery
Don't Forget the Horror of Slavery
As we celebrate the 145th anniversary of Juneteenth, also referred to as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, it's important to reflect upon this historical day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger and his 2,000 troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
Although the Proclamation had abolished slavery in the United States more than two years before this event, there had been minimal impact on most slaves' day-to-day lives, particularly in Texas, which was almost entirely under Confederate control. Many slaves, in fact, were completely unaware of the law. Granger's seizure of the state from Confederate troops brought about the freeing of 250,000 slaves in Texas.
Accordingly, Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth an official state holiday.
This year, Mississippi became the 36th state to recognize Juneteenth, which is a significant increase from the 29 states that recognized the day just two years ago. The Rev. Dr. Ronald V. Myers Sr., founder and chairman of the National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign and the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF), stated on the NJOF website, "Mississippi joins Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Delaware, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, California, Wyoming, Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Arkansas, Oregon, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Virginia, Washington State, Tennessee, Massachusetts, North Carolina, West Virginia, South Carolina, Vermont, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and the District of Columbia in recognizing the end of enslavement in America."
On the importance of the holiday, he added, "The official recognition of Juneteenth Independence Day and the end of enslavement by state governments and congress are very significant steps in bringing healing to America from the legacy of enslavement."
American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) President Elect Gregory T. Chambers discussed the importance of Juneteenth: "Juneteenth is a major historical celebration having to do with employer and employee relationships (slave owners and slaves). June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. One hundred and forty-five years later, we, the American Association for Affirmative Action, are engaged in ongoing employer and employee relationships regarding access, equity and inclusion in pursuit of economic empowerment for African Americans and other disenfranchised groups in America."
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is still the only federal holiday that celebrates and recognizes Blacks' significant contributions to this country's history. Thousands of petitions have been sent to the White House requesting President Barack Obama make Juneteenth a National Day of Observance and to establish a Presidential National Juneteenth Commission.
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We Honor The Legacy of Dr. Dorothy Height
On the importance of the holiday, he added, "The official recognition of Juneteenth Independence Day and the end of enslavement by state governments and congress are very significant steps in bringing healing to America from the legacy of enslavement."
American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) President Elect Gregory T. Chambers discussed the importance of Juneteenth: "Juneteenth is a major historical celebration having to do with employer and employee relationships (slave owners and slaves). June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. One hundred and forty-five years later, we, the American Association for Affirmative Action, are engaged in ongoing employer and employee relationships regarding access, equity and inclusion in pursuit of economic empowerment for African Americans and other disenfranchised groups in America."
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is still the only federal holiday that celebrates and recognizes Blacks' significant contributions to this country's history. Thousands of petitions have been sent to the White House requesting President Barack Obama make Juneteenth a National Day of Observance and to establish a Presidential National Juneteenth Commission.
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We Honor The Legacy of Dr. Dorothy Height
"The Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement" 1912-2010
March 2010 Oscar Awards
Movie "Precious" adapted from Book "PUSH" by Sapphire - Directed by Lee Daniels
Oscar Winners Mo'Nique In Movie "Precious" for Supporting Actress
& Geoffrey S. Fletcher for writing the (Adapted Screen Play) 1st African American to win Screen Play Oscar
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she achieved heights in the music world that many aspire to but that very few reach.
As a singer she became famous all around the world.
February 9, 1944: Novelist Alice Walker was born in Eaton, Georgia
February 9, 1971: Leroy "Satchel" Paige was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame
February 9, 1995: Black Astronaut Bernard Harris, takes a space walk
February 25, 1948: Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister.
February 25, 1964: Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight boxing champion.
February 25, 1975: Death of Elijah Muhammad (77), leader of the Nation of Islam, in Chicago.
He was succeeded by his son, Wallace D. Muhammad.
February 24, 1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree.
She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833.
She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts
February 23, 1868: W. E. B. Du Bois, activist, author, and educator, was born in Great Barrington, MA.
February 23, 1979: Frank E. Petersen, Jr. became the first Black Brigadier General in the U.S. Marine Corps.
February 22, 1832: The Female Antislavery Society of Salem, the first of its kind, was formed,
with Mary A. Battys as its first president.
February 21, 1965: Malcolm X, Black Muslim, Black Nationalist, and founder of the Organization of
Afro-American Unity (OAAU), was assassinated.
February 21, 1936: Barbara Jordan, lawyer, educator, Congresswoman, and the first Black person
to give the keynote address at a national political convention, was born in Houston, TX.
February 20, 1885: The North Carolina General Assembly incorporated the town of Princeville, NC.
Princeville is the oldest Black incorporated town in the United States
February 20, 1937: Nancy Wilson, pop and jazz singer, was born in Chillicothe, OH, on this date in 1937.
February 19, 2010: William "Smokey" Robinson, legendary recording artist and
lead singer of the "Miracles," was born.
February 18, 1931: Author Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford) who won the February 17, 2010: Shani Davis 1st African American to win Winter Olympic Gold Medal in speed skating.February 27, 1788: Prince Hall, Revolutionary War Veteran and founder of African Masonic Lodges,
*may* have been born on this date. Though his accomplishments are well celebrated,
little is known of Prince Hall's early life.
February 26, 1920: Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) founded "Associated Publishers." In February 1926,
Movie "Precious" adapted from Book "PUSH" by Sapphire - Directed by Lee Daniels
Oscar Winners Mo'Nique In Movie "Precious" for Supporting Actress
& Geoffrey S. Fletcher for writing the (Adapted Screen Play) 1st African American to win Screen Play Oscar
February Black History
February 28, 1704: Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opened school for Blacks in New York City.
February 28, 1708: Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island (N.Y.). Seven whites killed.
Two Black male slaves and an Indian slave were hanged, and a Black woman was burned alive.
February 28, 1932: Richard Spikes invented/patented automatic gear shift.
February 28, 1984: Singer and entertainer Michael Jackson wins eight Grammy Awards. His album,
"Thriller", broke all sales records to-date, and remains one of the top-grossing albums of all time.
February 28, 1708: Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island (N.Y.). Seven whites killed.
Two Black male slaves and an Indian slave were hanged, and a Black woman was burned alive.
February 28, 1932: Richard Spikes invented/patented automatic gear shift.
February 28, 1984: Singer and entertainer Michael Jackson wins eight Grammy Awards. His album,
"Thriller", broke all sales records to-date, and remains one of the top-grossing albums of all time.
February 27, 1869: Congress adopted the 15th constitutional amendment, making it illegal for the
US or any single government to deny or abridge the right to vote "on account of race, color or
previous condition of servitude."
February 27, 1872: Charlotte Ray graduates from Howard Law School.
She is the first African American lawyer in the U.S.
US or any single government to deny or abridge the right to vote "on account of race, color or
previous condition of servitude."
February 27, 1872: Charlotte Ray graduates from Howard Law School.
She is the first African American lawyer in the U.S.
he announced the institution of Negro History Week, which coincided with the birthdays of
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In 1976, the observance was expanded to "National Afro-American
History Month," in honor of the nation's bicentennial. Beginning in 1975, U.S. Presidents have paid tribute to
the mission of the association and urged all Americans to celebrate Afro-American History Month.
February 26, 1946: Race riot, Columbia, Tennessee. Two killed and ten wounded.
February 26, 1964: Boxer, Cassius Clay, changed his name to Muhammad Ali as he accepted Islam and rejected Christianity. "I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and in peace...I'm not a Christian anymore."
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In 1976, the observance was expanded to "National Afro-American
History Month," in honor of the nation's bicentennial. Beginning in 1975, U.S. Presidents have paid tribute to
the mission of the association and urged all Americans to celebrate Afro-American History Month.
February 26, 1946: Race riot, Columbia, Tennessee. Two killed and ten wounded.
February 26, 1964: Boxer, Cassius Clay, changed his name to Muhammad Ali as he accepted Islam and rejected Christianity. "I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and in peace...I'm not a Christian anymore."
Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved, was born on this day in Lorain, Ohio
February 17, 1942: Huey P. Newton Co-Founder of The Black Panther Party was born in Monroe, LA
February 16, 1970: Joe Frazier becomes world heavyweight boxing champion.
February 16, 1951: New York City Council passed bill prohibiting racial discrimination
in city-assisted housing developments.
February 16, 1923: On this day Bessie Smith makes her first recording, "Down Hearted Blues,"
which sells 800,000 copies for Columbia Records.
February 15, 1851: Black abolitionist invaded Boston courtroom and rescued a fugitive slave.
February 15, 1804: The New Jersey Legislature approved a law calling for "gradual" emancipation of African
Americans. In so doing, New Jersey became the last Northern state to outlaw slavery.
February 15, 1965: Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, died in Santa Monica, California.
February 14, 1946: Gregory Hines, entertainer, dancer was born.
February 14, 1867: Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia.
February 14, 1760: AME Church Founder Richard Allen is born into slavery in Philadelphia
February 16, 1951: New York City Council passed bill prohibiting racial discrimination
in city-assisted housing developments.
February 16, 1923: On this day Bessie Smith makes her first recording, "Down Hearted Blues,"
which sells 800,000 copies for Columbia Records.
February 15, 1851: Black abolitionist invaded Boston courtroom and rescued a fugitive slave.
February 15, 1804: The New Jersey Legislature approved a law calling for "gradual" emancipation of African
Americans. In so doing, New Jersey became the last Northern state to outlaw slavery.
February 15, 1965: Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, died in Santa Monica, California.
February 14, 1946: Gregory Hines, entertainer, dancer was born.
February 14, 1867: Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia.
February 14, 1760: AME Church Founder Richard Allen is born into slavery in Philadelphia
February 13, 1923: First Black pro Basketball team organized, "The Renaissance."
February 12, 1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
February 12, 1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) was founded in New York City
February 11, 1920: Daniel "Chappie" James, the first Black U.S. four star general,
was born in Pensacola, Florida
February 10, 1927: Birth of Singer, Leontyne Price in Laurel Mississippi;she achieved heights in the music world that many aspire to but that very few reach.
As a singer she became famous all around the world.
February 9, 1944: Novelist Alice Walker was born in Eaton, Georgia
February 9, 1971: Leroy "Satchel" Paige was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame
February 9, 1995: Black Astronaut Bernard Harris, takes a space walk
February 8, 1968: Orangeburg Massacre in South Carolina, state troopers fired on
February 7, 1926: Negro History Week was established by Carter G. Woodson; South Carolina State University students protesting for Civil Rights, killing three;
Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith.
Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith.
February 25, 1948: Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister.
February 25, 1964: Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight boxing champion.
February 25, 1975: Death of Elijah Muhammad (77), leader of the Nation of Islam, in Chicago.
He was succeeded by his son, Wallace D. Muhammad.
February 24, 1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree.
She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833.
She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts
February 23, 1868: W. E. B. Du Bois, activist, author, and educator, was born in Great Barrington, MA.
February 23, 1979: Frank E. Petersen, Jr. became the first Black Brigadier General in the U.S. Marine Corps.
February 22, 1832: The Female Antislavery Society of Salem, the first of its kind, was formed,
with Mary A. Battys as its first president.
February 21, 1965: Malcolm X, Black Muslim, Black Nationalist, and founder of the Organization of
Afro-American Unity (OAAU), was assassinated.
February 21, 1936: Barbara Jordan, lawyer, educator, Congresswoman, and the first Black person
to give the keynote address at a national political convention, was born in Houston, TX.
February 20, 1885: The North Carolina General Assembly incorporated the town of Princeville, NC.
Princeville is the oldest Black incorporated town in the United States
February 20, 1937: Nancy Wilson, pop and jazz singer, was born in Chillicothe, OH, on this date in 1937.
February 19, 2010: William "Smokey" Robinson, legendary recording artist and
lead singer of the "Miracles," was born.
February 18, 1931: Author Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford) who won the February 17, 2010: Shani Davis 1st African American to win Winter Olympic Gold Medal in speed skating.February 27, 1788: Prince Hall, Revolutionary War Veteran and founder of African Masonic Lodges,
*may* have been born on this date. Though his accomplishments are well celebrated,
little is known of Prince Hall's early life.
February 26, 1920: Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) founded "Associated Publishers." In February 1926,
February 6, 1945: Bob Marley, reggae star is born.
February 5, 1869: Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the United States was born
in Lexington, Mississippi. In 1891, President Harrison appointed Cox postmistress of
Indianapolis, Mississippi where she was an educator in a Public Colored School.
Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama.
February 3, 1870: The 15th Amendment was ratified
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
February 2, 1989: Rear Admiral Evelyn Fields
became the 1st African American woman to command a U. S. government oceangoing vessel.
February 1, 1960: 4 Greensboro NC A&T College students sat down at segregated local Woolworth's
lunch counter and demanded to be served. Thus the national Civil Rights "Sit-In" movement began.
Percy Sutton
Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X
before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died at age 89, died December 26th, 2009
Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama
is the 4th United States President to be honored with the Nobel Peace Prize
Tiger Woods' many accomplishments are well documented but, now, an unheralded
giant of golf who paved the way for Woods is set to have his day in the sun, after a long and inspiring journey.
World War II veteran William Powell was kept out of a number of golf courses because of his skin color, so he spent years building his own course. Powell, 92, will be honored Wednesday by the PGA with the Distinguished Service Award.
(Getty Images)For William Powell, 92, the adage that "golf isn't a game, it's a choice one makes with one's life" rings true.
Powell has been encouraging players -- young and old -- to share in his passion for the game of golf for more than 60 years, and he will receive the PGA of America's 2009 distinguished service award Wednesday as the PGA Championship kicks off at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.
"The thing I like about golf -- it requires honesty," Powell told "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts co-anchor Robin Roberts. "You can take a minister out and play golf with him and you can find out if he is a believer himself."
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