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Extension Sarasota County

Tag: Juneteenth

Two young African American girls in a black and white historic photo hold a chicken as they stand in front of a 4-H sign.

Remember, Reflect, and Act: Commemorating Juneteenth

Zahir Ringgold Cordes, Environmental Education and Outreach Program Assistant for UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County's Ecology and Natural Resources Program
June 19, 2023

What is Juneteenth? 158 years ago today, June 19th, over 250,000 African American people were brought the news of their legal freedom from chattel slavery by Union soldiers who rode into Galveston Bay, Texas (NMAAHC, n.d.). Despite the Emancipation ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Civil Rights, Equality, Equity, History, Juneteenth, Pgm_4H, Pgm_Admin, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_Sustain, Social Justice