In recognition of #Juneteenth today, we’re sharing scans of General Order No. 3, the document that informed enslaved people in Texas that they were free on June 19, 1865, carrying out the Federal Government’s final execution of emancipation. ��
Read the text in scans based on the original handwritten records preserved by the U.S. National Archives and saved to the Internet Archive ⤵️
https://t.co/xbUNzB7TeD
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Martin Puryear's "Bending the Arc" in John Lewis Plaza at the Obama Presidential Center was crafted by replicating a hand-carved 34-foot straight wooden beam into a curved stainless steel monument. The monument symbolizes the phrase, "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"—a message often quoted by Obama, popularized by MLK Jr., and first said by 19th-century abolitionist pastor Theodore Parker, as Obama explained in his Opening Ceremony speech. https://t.co/1jA3wcgOKR
📝 A close-up of the "You Are America" inscription wrapping around the Obama Presidential Center museum tower. The 5-foot-tall concrete letters form an excerpt from his 2015 Selma speech. https://t.co/nQgiHmIyzb
Happy Juneteenth, America!
Today, we honor our country’s freedom day, when enslaved Black Americans were emancipated from slavery.
May we continue to honor this legacy, in our continued fight for voting rights, equity, and beyond.✊🏾