Kelly McCreary Instagram – Today we celebrate #Juneteenth Day, which has particular resonance this year, exactly 400 years since the first enslaved peoples were brought to this land from Africa in 1619. Please swipe for @mrdavidjohns excellent explainer on the significance of this day. Go to my stories for a link to the full IGTV video. (And thank you @imstallings for the meme.) #repost @mrdavidjohns ・・・ Can you list three facts about #JuneTeenth? No, no worries. . . . Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19,1865 the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. This was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. . . . Be sure to follow @NBJCOnTheMove today as we share 19 Black Facts about Juneteenth that everyone should know. Our hope is you learn something new and that you share the information. Telling the whole truth, reclaiming our history is one of the ways we all get free. #LetsGetFree #TeachTheBabies #History #BlackHistory #NBJCOnTheMove