Read these three articles:
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
President Biden makes Juneteenth a National Holiday
www.cnn.com/2021/06/17/politics/biden-juneteenth-bill-signing/index.html
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. Do you agree with President Biden making Juneteenth a National Holiday? Explain why, or why not?
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
President Biden makes Juneteenth a National Holiday
www.cnn.com/2021/06/17/politics/biden-juneteenth-bill-signing/index.html
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. Do you agree with President Biden making Juneteenth a National Holiday? Explain why, or why not?
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