Although it's a mark of progress to commemorate the end of American slavery, it's imperative that we continue to underscore the myriad ways in which Black freedom was restricted long after that first Juneteenth.
Most Black people couldn't claim their freedom on June 19, 1865, as laws policed their bodies and will, restricting mobility, jobs, and residence.
#juneteenth #black-freedom #emancipation-proclamation #restrictions-post-emancipation #historical-oversimplification
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