Juneteenth 2021– A Missed Opportunity

The day after Juneteenth 1865 was still another day at the office for the half million still-enslaved people in Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri, as well as the 300,000 living in Tennessee; fifty-five counties and two cities in Virginia; plus thirteen parishes in Louisiana and New Orleans —all of which were exempt from the provisions … Continue reading Juneteenth 2021– A Missed Opportunity