Juneteenth is a holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the USA and commemorates the announcement of freedom of slaves in Texas on June 19th 1865.

Juneteenth: Why Celebrate (Racism Review) by Jessie Daniels http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2017/06/19/juneteenth/

Juneteenth – It’s always right to celebrate freedom Dr Charles Taylor (speech from 2004) http://drcharlestaylor.com/JuneteenthCelebrateFreedom.pdf

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/juneteenth-celebration-meaning-explainer What Is Juneteenth, How Is It Celebrated, and Why Does It Matter? Jameelah Nasheed

Episode 12 - Trad and folk aesthetics of Bal Folk