900+ Days

June 19 is known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day because slaves in Texas found out they were free on June 19, 1865. Slaves were ‘free’ after the Emancipation Proclamation was read on January 1, 1863, but in Texas they were in bondage for an additional 900+ days. What lasting impact did being enslaved for an The post 900+ Days appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
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