Danielle Walker’s Reviews > The Story Behind Juneteenth > Status Update

Awesome! It’s a quick and easy read about the importance of Juneteenth. It explains, in brief, what the holiday is celebrated for and how it became to be. Quick history: Abe Lincoln believed in an UNITED States of America so he declared the Emancipation Proclamation after a Civil War broke out between the north and south due to a disagreement regarding slaves’ freedom.