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The Day of Freedom

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This historical day came after the bloodiest and deadliest war in American history, where the Republican lead Union Army sought to bring the states back into unity and uniformity. In that unity, there could no longer be two Americas, one with slavery, and one without. There would be only one America, where all people were free.

 

A full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Republican President Abraham Lincoln ordered federal troops into Galveston, Texas to take control of the state and free the enslaved people there.

 

June 19th marks the day of the troops’ arrival, and Juneteenth was born. That day, 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.”

 

After former slaves left the state of Texas to build their dreams elsewhere, the tradition of Juneteenth spread all across the country. It is considered the longest-running African American holiday, and is celebrated by many with religious services, educational events, barbecues, picnics, music, and dancing.

 

Juneteenth is just one of many important days for black Americans in their fight for freedom. Later, Republican leaders cemented the Union victory by gaining the ratification of constitutional amendments to abolish slavery, to protect the legal equality of formerly enslaved persons, and to extend voting rights to male ex-slaves. These would be the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

 

And, even though Juneteenth marked the end of slavery in the United States, there would be many years left to fight for equality. The Republican-won 1964 Civil Rights Act was the most comprehensive legislation ever signed into law that would grant full equal rights to all citizens.

 

Today, Republicans are still fighting for true freedom and equality for all people: fighting the oppressive nature of the welfare system, fighting the drugs, illegal firearms, and crime that still plague predominantly black communities, fighting human trafficking, fighting tax slavery, fighting for quality schooling, fighting for small businesses, and fighting for American job opportunities. We fight for those things for all people, not the government’s favorite "group of the month".

 

So, let us celebrate Juneteenth this year in the truest spirit of the holiday: that a people enslaved were given their first moments of freedom. Today they face new threats from those who would try and trap them into one particular political party through dependence and coercion, rather than leave them to the freedom and independence they’ve earned. We've never stopped fighting for them, and we never will.


To help fight for real equality, reach out to us at contact@27thLDrepublicans.org



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