Summary:
Juneteenth celebrates the proclamation read in Galveston, TX on June 19, 1865, enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation in that state. While the abolition of slavery is true cause for celebration, Lincoln gets too much credit for what was by his own admission merely a “war measure,” and not enough blame for an unnecessary war.
Additional Reading
Both Lincoln and the Confederacy Were Awful
Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
Lincoln’s Letter to Horace Greeley August 22, 1862
Colonization After Emancipation: Lincoln and the Movement for Black Resettlement
Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War
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