'This is American History': Clark Honors Juneteenth With Discussion of 1921 Race Massacre
June 19, 2021
June 19, 2021
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 19 (TNSEve) -- Clark University issued the following news on June 18, 2021:
Hours after President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, Clark University held a virtual event to commemorate the day's significance.
On June 19, 1865, the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War had ended and that all enslaved people were free. The first Juneteenth was celebrated a year later in Texas, . . .
Hours after President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, Clark University held a virtual event to commemorate the day's significance.
On June 19, 1865, the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War had ended and that all enslaved people were free. The first Juneteenth was celebrated a year later in Texas, . . .