Juneteenth: A Story of Freedom

June 19 began as a day of commemoration and Jubliee for many African Americans in Galveston, Texas, in 1865. Today, we celebrate the day as the end of slavery in America.

The story of African Americans in this country begins with the unjust act of slavery. Encourage students to follow BRI's Juneteenth Playlist and explore the pathway to freedom from the Underground Railroad, abolition, emancipation, and eventual freedom during Reconstruction. 

Harriet Tubman: Follow the North Star to Freedom

Juneteenth and General Order No. 3

The Road to Reconstruction

At the end of the Civil War, newly freed slaves were granted rights to freedom, citizenship, and enfranchisement for African American men. These rights are widely known as the Reconstruction Amendments. 

The End of Slavery and the Reconstruction Amendments lesson students can explore: 

• Constitutional changes during the period following the Civil War
• The principle of equal justice under the law and the efforts to advance equal protection during the era of Reconstruction

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