Juneteenth or June 19 marks the official ending of slavery in the U.S. The name comes from a combination of 'June' and 'nineteenth,' marking the day in 1865.
Published 1:00 PM EDT Jun 19, 2019
Coates, whose June 2014 Atlantic cover story"The Case for Reparations" had helped kickstart the current discussion about reparations, argued that"it is impossible to imagine America without the inheritance of slavery." "We grant that Mr. McConnell was not alive for Appomattox...He was alive to witness kleptocracy in his native Alabama, in a regime premised by electoral theft. Majority Leader McConnell cited the passage of civil rights legislation yesterday, as well he should, because he was alive to witness the harassment, jailing, and betrayal of those responsible for those legislation, our government sworn to protect them.
6/19/19 9:00:47 AM -- Washington, DC, U.S.A -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., greets writer Ta-Nehisi Coates before testifying in front of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties during a hearing on reparations for slavery on June 19, 2019 in Washington. The hearing coincides with Juneteenth, a holiday that marks the date that Texas abolished slavery in 1865.
"My wife Kelly and I actually have a much older son, who happens to be African American...I mention that today for one reason. I personally know the challenges he has faced early in his life. I have walked with him through discrimination he's had to endure over the years and the hurdles he's sometimes faced. I know all of this because I was with it."
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