Juneteenth – America’s Newest Holiday – by MRFF Bd. Member John Compere: June 19, 1865 enslaved African-Americans in Texas were informed of 1862’s Emancipation Proclamation MRFF Admin Military Religious Freedom Foundation

Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation “JUNETEENTH” is our new federal holiday originating in Texas and celebrated on June 19th. It is a colloquial combination of “June” and “nineteenth” and the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It officially recognizes June 19, 1865 – the date enslaved African-Americans in Texas were first informed of the implementation […]