What is Juneteenth?
https://history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
Does an Exemption Clause in the 13th Amendment Still Permit Slavery? (25% of all the world's prisoners are in America)
https://www.history.com/news/13th-amendment-slavery-loophole-jim-crow-prisons
Answer:
1. Why is June 19th just as important (maybe more) as the Emancipation Proclamation? Should Juneteenth be a National Holiday? Explain.
2. Do you believe the provisions in the 13th Amendment freed African-Americans, or created a modern-day prison slave system (or both)? Explain.
3. Name an event that is personally important to you that you would like to see become a national holiday.
4. Respond to two of your fellow students' Blog entries.