Pamela Beasley-Pittman
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18,919 appearances
127 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 15 Sep
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Thank you so much for blessing us with the song.
Thank you, thank you.
I am so honored tonight to be able to present this proclamation.
This proclamation is being issued
under the first time the city, the city of Fort Lauderdale, we are recognizing Juneteenth.
So this really has great value tonight.
So if you would allow me to read and present this, we will honor the moment.
Thank you.
From the office of the city mayor, whereas, I'm sorry, in recognition of Juneteenth,
I think I ate a little bit too much.
Hold on one second.
Let me breathe a little bit.
In recognition of Juneteenth, whereas on January 1st, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Immaculation Proclamation, declaring that all enslaved people in the United States were forever free.
Whereas
the Freedom Eve, the night before the proclamation took place, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and homes across the nation in hope of anticipation, marking the first watch night services in American history.
Whereas, although the proclamation was a turning point in the fight for freedom,
it could not be enforced in all areas still under Confederate control, leaving 1,000 in bondage for more than two years after its insurance.
And whereas on June 19, 1865,
nearly 2,000 Union troops arrived in Gaveston Bay, Texas, to announce that all enslaved people in the state were free under the federal law, delivering freedom to more than 250,000 individuals and giving rise to the annual celebration known as Juneteenth.
And whereas in Florida, the emancipation came when Union forces arrived in Tallahassee on May 20th, 1865.
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