{"id":367,"date":"2020-06-20T02:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T02:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/06\/20\/juneteenth-sorrow-turned-conviction\/"},"modified":"2020-06-20T02:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T02:35:00","slug":"juneteenth-sorrow-turned-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/06\/20\/juneteenth-sorrow-turned-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneteenth: Sorrow turned Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the public celebrates Juneteenth<\/a> in what is now the halfway point of a roller coaster year, it is important to note the true history behind why we celebrate. The day\u2019s significance isn\u2019t to recognize the end of slavery. Rather, June 19, 1865 is the day that federal orders for the emancipation of enslaved Africans were announced. Only, the declaration had been made official nearly two-and-a-half years prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the holiday gaining traction throughout the country, and now a Federal holiday<\/a>, in 2020 New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio announcing an executive order that recognizes \u201cJuneteenth\u201d as an official city and school holiday. People of African ancestry celebrate our forefathers, yet we remember their pain, endurance and suffering and do not take it for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black history is American history. Proud to announce that beginning next year, Juneteenth will be an official city and school holiday.<\/p>— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) June 19, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>