Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated in the United States in recognition of the official end of slavery. It takes its name from a historic statement made on June 19, 1865, by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, when he declared as part of General Order No. 3., and in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation, that “all slaves are free.” As of yesterday, June 17, 2021, Juneteenth is an official federal holiday, meaning that public schools and government offices will close in observance, and employers are encouraged to give their employees time off as well. Before Juneteenth was officially recognized by the US government as a holiday, Bandcamp had begun donating their share of the proceeds they would normally collect for purchases through their platform to the NAACP on June 18th. Their Juneteenth Fu...
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