The Civil War, June Tenth, and the Emancipation of Our Ancestors

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, african american newspapers were even saying, all people are doing this, like partyng and drinking red stuffing. But actually, january first 18 63 was emancipation date. So it, june tenth was in the mid sorce amid the reconstruction period, that was very much in people's minds. They knew exactly what jUNE tenth was about. Rightbut ika, lot o o think of memorial day, right? Ner, jJune 10th is a really different thing from sa on watch service on new year's eve,. Yes, were peop out of church, and wait until this january first to be able to acknowledge, this