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Juneteenth (June 19) is one of the oldest known commemorations related to the abolition of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth National Independence Day was signed into law as a national holiday on June 17, 2021. The word “Juneteenth” is a Black English contraction, or portmanteau, of the month “June” and the date “Nineteenth.” Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from the slavery system in the United States. Freedom was granted through the Emancipation Proclamation signed on January 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln. Texas was the farthest of the Confederate states, and slaveholders there made no attempt to free the enslaved African Americans they held in bo***ge. You'll find some resources at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/moments/juneteenth) and the National Park Service (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/juneteenth.htm).

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On June 6th, from 4-8pm we'll be raising funds at Chipotle in Northampton for Strong Foundations for Young Children.

Strong Foundations for Young Children (SFYC) offers free support for families of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who reside in Hampshire or Franklin County, MA. Our goal is to provide support to parents to enhance their children’s social and emotional development. Learn more here -->https://www.collaborative.org/youth-and-families/early-childhood-programs/strong-foundations/

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