The Wilson Center’s Post

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, is a federal holiday that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, it took more than two years for the news to reach Texas, which was still under Confederate control during the Civil War! Learn more about the history here: https://loom.ly/zEIygxA

Today, we honor Juneteenth, a pivotal moment in American history that marks the ending of slavery in the United States. As a law firm dedicated to justice and equality, we reflect on the ongoing journey towards civil rights and social equity. Let's use this day to remember the past, acknowledge the present, and commit to a future where liberty and justice are truly for all. https://lnkd.in/gPnkkt7k

I would LOVE and APPRECIATE your questions and comments on this day. This is not black history, This is American history. We just happened to be black in it. After this day, June 19th, 1865, so much happened. Under the direction of then President Andrew Johnson, nearly all the southern states would enact their own black codes in 1865 and 1866. While the codes granted certain freedoms to African Americans—including the right to buy and own property, marry, make contracts and testify in court (only in cases involving people of their own race)—their primary purpose was to restrict Black peoples’ labor and activity. Black people who broke labor contracts were subject to arrest, beating and forced labor, and apprenticeship laws forced many minors (either orphans or those whose parents were deemed unable to support them by a judge 🤨) into unpaid labor for white planters. Passed by a political system in which Black people effectively had no voice, the black codes were enforced by all-white police and state militia forces—often made up of Confederate veterans of the Civil War—across the South. After passing the Civil Rights Act (over Johnson’s veto), Republicans in Congress effectively took control of Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 required southern states to ratify the 14th Amendment—which granted “equal protection” of the Constitution to former enslaved people—and enact universal male suffrage before they could rejoin the Union. The 15th Amendment, adopted in 1870, guaranteed that a citizen’s right to vote would not be denied “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” During this period of Radical Reconstruction (1867-1877), Black men won election to southern state governments and even to the U.S. Congress. However, white southerners showed a steadfast commitment to ensuring their supremacy and the survival of plantation agriculture in the postwar years. Support for Reconstruction policies waned after the early 1870s, undermined by the violence of white supremacist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan. By 1877, Black people had seen little improvement in their economic and social status, and the vigorous efforts of white supremacist forces throughout the region had undone the political gains they had made. Discrimination would continue in America with the rise of Jim Crow laws, but would inspire the civil rights movement to come. For more information on this post, go to HISTORY.COM

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Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth is the oldest official celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. This day reminds us that while we have made progress, the work is not done. CDA has been and will continue to be on a reflective and intentional journey to becoming a more anti-racist, inclusive, and decolonial organization. How we work matters for human dignity and our relationships. CDA is committed to practicing what we value most – listening, learning, and taking action to more explicitly incorporate anti-racist values and practices into our work. Learn more about Juneteenth: https://ow.ly/Ww8650ShXtQ CDA's DEIJ commitments: https://ow.ly/6Cpo50ShXtR

JUROR #2 Movie. THE MOVIE IS ENTERTAINING FOR WHAT MOVIES ARE FOR BUT JUDICIALLY THE MOVIE DEMEANS THE PRESENT USA LEGAL SYSTEM. PORTRAYING THAT THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM & DUE PROCESS OF THE LAW & EXPENSE & TRUST IN THE JUDICIARY LEGAL SYSTEM WITHIN IT'S CAUCUS THE D.A & STAFF & THE PEOPLE ARE FAR BEYOND UNDERSTANDING OF ANY SITUATION. TO THAT YOU MAY SAY "IF NOT SO TOO MANY WILL USE IT AS AN ADVANTAGE IN OTHER CASES CIRCUMSTANCES OR SITUATIONS." AND I SAY BUT "WHEN ARE WE THE PEOPLE EVER NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ALREADY CONTEMPORARY LEGAL SYSTEM.?" THEREFORE THE BALANCE JUDICIARY EXPENSE & TRUST IS NOTHING MORE THAN IN "GOD WE TRUST." THUS THE DEMEANING IS NOT TRULY THE JUDICIARY CAUCUS OR LEGAL SYSTEM. THE TRUE DEMEANING IS THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL & HIGH/LOWS OF EMOTIONS & THE PEOPLE ATTENDING THE COURT ROOM CASE. SPECIFICALLY FRANKLY THE VICTIM & THE ACCUSED & THE TRUE CULPRIT & BOTH SIDES OF THE FAMILY. THENCE AND I DARE SAY... AN INJUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE TO OF HAD TO ATTEND JURY DUTY.

My thoughts exactly.

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The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.