Tennessee United for Human Rights Commemorates Juneteenth with Virtual Messages


Posted June 24, 2021 by juliebrinker

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. This year, Tennessee United for Human Rights observed the day with special messages online.

 
According
to juneteenth.com, the Juneteenth celebrations date back to 1865, and it was on
June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed
at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were
now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s
Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863.

Today, Juneteenth is celebrated in African
American communities across the country, and is now a federally recognized national
holiday. In Nashville, the Music City Freedom Festival commemorated the
occasion at Hadley Park. For those still avoiding large crowds due to COVID-19,
Tennessee United for Human Rights (TnUHR) shared virtual messages that day
about the holiday and basic human rights.  TnUHR was formed as a nonprofit public benefit corporation in 2015
to educate Tennesseans on the basic principles and foundations of human rights.
It is the local chapter of United for Human Rights, an international,
not-for-profit organization dedicated to implementing the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. Its membership is comprised of individuals, educators and
groups throughout the world who actively forward the knowledge and protection
of human rights by and for all mankind. United
for Human Rights was founded on the 60th anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the first such document ever ratified by the
community of nations. Then as now, continued worldwide human rights abuses
violate the spirit, intent and articles of this charter. United for Human
Rights is committed to advancing human rights through education. An
understanding of the 30 rights enshrined in the document is the first step to
bringing about their broad implementation.  











For
more information about Juneteenth and the celebrations around the country,
visit www.juneteenth.com.
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Last Updated June 24, 2021