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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery (June 19, 1865).
CELEBRATIONS LOCALLY:
There are Virtual Events in Santa Barbara and SLO:
SLO Website: naacpslocty.org
SB Juneteenth Committee is sponsored by Santa Barbara Foundation:
Website: SBFoundation.org– Digital Diaspora: A Santa Barbara Celebration of Black Histories and Future
SOME JUNETEENTH RESOURCES:
1) Juneteenth: Briscoe Center for American History- cah.utexas.edu
2) “What Is Juneteenth”- pbs.org
3) juneteenth.com (Al Edwards), general info
4) National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, founded by Rev. Ronald Meyers, committed to making it a Federal Holiday – nationaljuneteenth.com
5) “Should Blacks Collect Racist Memorabilia?” Henry Louis Gates, Jr.- pbs.org
6) African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross 100 Amazing Facts, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – pbs.org
7) 12 Things You Might Not Know About Juneteenth, Stacy Conradt- mentalfloss.com
8) An Antiracist Reading List- Chicago Public Library
9) Juneteenth: Chicago Public Library- chipublib.org