Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer
The end of slavery, marked on Juneteenth, is one the most important moments in American history. But persistent racial disparities that resulted from slavery and Jim Crow remain, which is why I cosponsored @JacksonLeeTX18's #HR40 to establish a commission to study reparations. — PolitiTweet.org
Smithsonian NMAAHC @NMAAHC
#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two ye… https://t.co/GouX39zpTZ