JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY Legislation Pennsylvania Juneteenth Coalition The Pennsylvania Juneteeth Coalition (PAJC) is the Pennsylvania office of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation. By Robert Stanton     June 15, 2012 On June 19, 1865 Slaves of Gaveston, Texas was taken by war for their Freedom.

watch news video on founding NJOF board member & Through the efforts of those at the grassroots level, to those on the state and national levels, Juneteenth celebrations are now held in most, if not all, 50 states. The earliest events we found on the calendar this year were those organized by the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation of Alabama and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute as they kicked off celebrations around the city a full week in advance. Sign the President Trump White House slave builders ONLINE PETITION!   The KING OF JUNETEENTH    Juneteenth National Freedom Day, along with the 4th of July Independence Day, completes the "cycle of freedom" for America's Independence Day observances. Juneteenth National Freedom Day commemorates the first day of the celebration of freedom in America for all Americans, and the last known celebration for the ending of slavery; andWhereas, the first record of the arrival of twenty Africans in Colonial America is that of an English ship—the White Lion—flying a Dutch Flag, that landed at Point Comfort, Virginia, in August of 1619, that led to the subsequent horrific enslavement of an entire race of people; andWhereas, on June 19, 1862, the United States Congress abolished slavery in the Federal territories pursuant to the provisions of Chapter CXI—An Act to secure Freedom to all Persons within the Territories of the United States now existing, or which may at any time hereafter be formed or acquired by the United States; andWhereas, June 19, 1863, is the date on which the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society and the Union League of Philadelphia members gathered for a meeting to enforce President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation order in Pennsylvania; and Purchase book "The Lynching Waltz" by Stephen Kanne SENATORS TO SUPPORT THE STAR TELEGRAM NEWSPAPER

Honor Our African American Military Veterans! ”The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) has advocated for the recognition of Juneteenth Freedom Day for more than 25 years. The … The earliest events we found on the calendar this year were those organized by the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation of Alabama and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute as they kicked off celebrations around the city a full week in advance. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Founder & Chairman - National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? Pennsylvania Juneteenth Coalition The Pennsylvania Juneteeth Coalition (PAJC) is the Pennsylvania office of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation. Juneteenth National Freedom Day commemorates the first day of the celebration of freedom in America for all Americans, and the last known celebration for the end of slavery in the nation. Dione Sims started this petition to United States Congress and Hello, I am Opal Lee from Fort Worth, TX and I am 93 years old. Rev.

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"Juneteenth-General Order #3" Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Founder & Chairman Click on above print to purchase! Honoring the "Mother of Juneteenth"