Tag: Slavery
California Allocates $12 Million for Reparations Initiative
California lawmakers have allocated $12 million in the state's new budget towards reparations-related proposals, marking a significant step in addressing the state's troubling history of injustices. While direct cash payments are not currently on...
Juneteenth Dedication: Alabama’s National Monument to Freedom for Former Slaves
The Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to criminal justice reform, recently unveiled its National Monument to Freedom on June 19, 2024, at the newly established Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama....
Juneteenth: End of Slavery Proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865
Juneteenth is a significant day in history that originated in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, when enslaved people were finally informed of their emancipation. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, it...