{"id":3800,"date":"2020-06-16T11:40:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T15:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2022-02-05T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T22:57:59","slug":"celebrate-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/celebrate-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Juneteenth!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n-MvzoTaV3A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though slavery technically ended with the Emancipation Proclamation on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/resource\/pga.02040\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 1, 1863<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the Civil War effectively ended April 9, 1865, the announcement of the end of slavery did not reach Texas until<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneteenth.com\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 19, 1865<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On that day,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/2018666427\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Gordon Granger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that slavery had ended and that all slaves were free. Since then, June 19 has been celebrated as<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneteenth.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juneteenth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Juneteenth\u2014 also known as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.com.edu\/c.php?g=649122&amp;amp;p=4553773\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, and Cel-Liberation Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014is a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/misc\/R44865.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recognized and celebrated holiday in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all but three states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but legislators have yet to designate it as a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/politics\/a32743831\/juneteenth-holiday\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">national holiday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The original<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/blog-post\/celebrating-juneteenth\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">celebration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became an annual one in 1866. Juneteenth will even be<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackhumboldt.com\/2021-juneteenth-celebration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">celebrated virtually<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2020-JUN-Juneteenth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3833\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2020-JUN-Juneteenth-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2020-JUN-Juneteenth-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2020-JUN-Juneteenth-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2020-JUN-Juneteenth.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/loc\/2015\/06\/celebrating-juneteenth\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary sources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> associated with Juneteenth can be an effective way to garner interest in the topic. The Library of Congress offers a variety of primary sources related to Juneteenth, including<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americaslibrary.gov\/es\/tx\/es_tx_june_1.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activities for younger students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/folklife\/2016\/06\/juneteenth\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interviews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with former slaves about celebrations and reactions to the news.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordaasc.com\/page\/photo-essay-emancipation-and-the-meaning-of-juneteenth\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pictures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zinnedproject.org\/news\/tdih\/juneteenth-emancipation-day\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">celebrations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/primarysourcenexus.org\/2018\/06\/today-in-history-juneteenth\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> related to the holiday from<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tshaonline.org\/handbook\/online\/articles\/lkj01\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">local historical societies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are an excellent<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/juneteenth-our-other-independence-day-16340952\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">starting point<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for lessons about<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/teachers\/primary-source-analysis-tool\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analyzing primary sources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching about<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/culture\/holidays\/reference\/juneteenth\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juneteenth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today makes it<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/juneteenth-celebration-meaning-explainer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relevant to students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who might not otherwise ever learn about it. Acknowledging and teaching American history, even the hard parts, is a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/magazine\/teaching-juneteenth\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">powerful tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in our classrooms. There are many Juneteenth<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net\/tagged_assets\/14605\/all%20different%20now_cg.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teaching tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/changeagent.nelrc.org\/in-the-classroom\/lesson-packets\/#packet6\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lesson plans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Juneteenth.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ri.pbslearningmedia.org\/resource\/1cc3b3d6-6c27-442d-ba9d-c7a5fbf01ceb\/juneteenth-all-about-the-holidays\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for various ages\u2014from<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crayola.com\/lesson-plans\/juneteenth-proclamation-jubilation-lesson-plan\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elementary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/celebrate-juneteenth-20547.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high school<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/programs\/african-american\/documents\/Lessons\/08_SS_LPQ4_103.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in between<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014that connect to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackapple.org\/2017\/06\/19\/a-juneteenth-lesson-plan\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multiple subjects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Try<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/501680\/12-things-you-might-not-know-about-juneteenth\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juneteenth trivia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an engaging<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/9-things-know-about-history-juneteenth-n594546\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into your lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However you plan to teach<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeandlow.com\/images\/pdfs\/juneteenth.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juneteenth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, your lesson will provide an amazing look into a seldom explored area of African American culture. Check out these<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/search_action.cfm?grade_low=0&amp;grade_high=12&amp;searchtext=african+american+history&amp;searchtype=all\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?s=african+american\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog posts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from TeachersFirst\u00ae for more African American history teaching resources!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(This post was updated February 2022)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Though slavery technically ended with the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 and the Civil War effectively ended April 9, 1865, the announcement of the end of slavery did not reach Texas until June 19, 1865. On that day, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that slavery had ended and that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/celebrate-juneteenth\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[202,76,62,81],"class_list":["post-3800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-application","tag-african-american-history","tag-holidays","tag-primary-sources","tag-u-s-history"],"modified_by":"Karen Streeter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3800"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5923,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions\/5923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}