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Mission: The Mission of RECESS Education is to support the achievement of African American and other minoritized youth by advocating for equitable educational resources and opportunities.
Education is an act of love, and thus an act of courage.
---Paulo Freire
Education is an act of love, and thus an act of courage.
---Paulo Freire
it's time to celebrate juneteenth!
WHAT IS JUNETEENTH?
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House two months earlier in Virginia, but slavery had remained relatively unaffected in Texas—until U.S. General Gordon Granger stood on Texas soil and read General Orders No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.”
Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House two months earlier in Virginia, but slavery had remained relatively unaffected in Texas—until U.S. General Gordon Granger stood on Texas soil and read General Orders No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.”
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To register as vendor or SWEET POTATO PIE CONTEST for the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Festival, complete the registration form at:
https://forms.gle/Butf6rgJQxE7KRdQ6 CALLING ALL YOUTH!
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