Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns“They turned them loose on the nineteenth of June, and so that’s how we know to celebrate that day.”, recalling her early memories growing up in slavery on a Texas plantation. The day she remembered was June 19, 1865, after the close of the Civil War. That was when Maj. Gen.
The annual commemoration of that day came to be known as “Juneteenth” in Galveston and other Texas towns, with Black Americans celebrating with parades, pageants, musical performances, prayer gatherings and barbecues. In the 20th century, thanks to the “Great Migration” of rural southern Blacks to the north and west, Juneteenth jubilees spread.
after the measure, sponsored by Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress.Black Texans likely used the informal appellation for decades before it started showing up in print.As Edward T. Cotham, Jr., explains in a new book, “Juneteenth: The Story Behind the Celebration,” Juneteenth lays claim to being “the oldest continuous commemoration of emancipation in America,” as it has been a day of jubilation in Galveston every year since June 19, 1866.
I would have loved to hear those musicians.
2021 has no worthy events. Let’s go back 120 years and talk about population that don’t have children left alive. That feels productive. systemicAntiRacism
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