UCI Podcast: Recognizing Juneteenth
Historian Jessica Millward talks about the history behind the important day
June 16, 2022
KEYWORD
African American studies
#IamUCI - Micherlange Francois-Hemsley
Q&A with Class of 2022 graduate Micherlange Francois-Hemsley, B.A. in African American studies
May 03, 2022
UCI Podcast: Jessica Millward on the meaning and importance of Juneteenth
June 19 — Juneteenth — marks the day in 1865 that the Union Army announced in Texas that the African American slaves were free. Black Americans since then have honored the day, even as it has gone unnoticed by many others. But in 2020, with protesters filling the streets over the death of George Floyd, […]
June 18, 2020