Tag Archives: Juneteenth
Juneteenth, on the 20th?
On the one hand, I think it’s great that Juneteenth is now a state (at least in Massachusetts) and federal holiday. It celebrates a momentous event: the arrival in Texas of federal troops bearing the news that enslaved African Americans … Continue reading
Posted in Martha's Vineyard, musing, public life
Tagged Frederick Douglass, Heather Cox Richardson, history, holidays, Juneteenth, Oak Bluffs, racism
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Juneteenth 2020
There’ve been Juneteenth celebrations on Martha’s Vineyard before, but Friday’s was by far the biggest and most diverse. We gathered at Veterans Park in Vineyard Haven, then marched — well, “walked” is probably the better word — the three and … Continue reading
Posted in outdoors, public life
Tagged freedom, history, Juneteenth, Oak Bluffs, politics, racism, Vineyard Haven, walking
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From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 