The Wilson Center Commemorates the 159th Anniversary of Juneteenth
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024:
Today the Wilson Center reflects on a pivotal moment in our nation's history--the day when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865, more than two years after . . .
Today the Wilson Center reflects on a pivotal moment in our nation's history--the day when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865, more than two years after . . .