Juneteenth celebrates a great achievement. Slavery had existed for thousands of year in pretty much every culture in the world. But a few brave and lonely voices began to challenge it in the 1700s and within a century—almost a blink of an eye in historical time—it had been eliminated in the civilized parts of the world. For Americans, June 19, 1865 is a day of honor.
Related: “The Stain of Slavery.” Open College podcast, 2019.