- ENSLAVED PEOPLE HAD ALREADY BEEN EMANCIPATED—THEY JUST DIDN’T KNOW IT.
- THERE ARE MANY THEORIES AS TO WHY THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WASN’T ENFORCED IN TEXAS.
- THE ANNOUNCEMENT ACTUALLY URGED FREEDMEN AND FREEDWOMEN TO STAY WITH THEIR FORMER OWNERS.
- WHAT FOLLOWED WAS KNOWN AS “THE SCATTER.”
- NOT ALL ENSLAVED PEOPLE WERE FREED INSTANTLY.
- FREEDOM CREATED OTHER PROBLEMS.
- THERE WERE LIMITED OPTIONS FOR CELEBRATING.
- JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS WANED FOR SEVERAL DECADES.
- TEXAS WAS THE FIRST STATE TO DECLARE JUNETEENTH A STATE HOLIDAY.
- JUNETEETHHAS BEEN A FEDERAL HOLIDAY FOR ONLY A FEW YEARS.
- THE JUNETEENTH FLAG IS FULL OF SYMBOLISM.
- JUNETEENTH TRADITIONS VARY ACROSS THE U.S.
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Purse Clutter Blues
Some months ago I cleaned out my purse, tossed out un-looked-at scraps of paper, and made a resolution: I decided to choose “no” when asked if I wanted a receipt at the gas pump, ATM, and self-serve checkout. Also, I signed up at my bank for paper-free, online options for billing and paying bills and receiving monthly statements. I’ve had no problems as a result. Now I help save trees, cut down on litter, and avoid worry that lost receipts and statements will end up in the hands of identity thieves. Unfortunately, somehow all that extra room in my purse has been taken up by other junk. Oh well. At least the Earth will be in better shape if not my purse.