Tag: emancipation

• The Father’s Freedom: Emancipation Day Reflections

  

  “While Independence Day marks the conception of a free nation, Juneteenth is a celebration of the fulfillment of this ideal through the Emancipation Proclamation.” Gov. Tom Wolf (former Governor of Pennsylvania) So…. I was one of those people that didn’t know Juneteenth was a thing…. I wish I had had…but I didn’t. I grew up…

  Jonathan Merrill

  June 19, 2023

  Personal Reflections

  emancipation, freedom, Juneteenth, Passover, Pentecost, racial, reconciliation, redemption