Instagramさんのインスタグラム写真 - (InstagramInstagram)「“Juneteenth represents freedom, independence and the start of my ancestors’s journey to equality,” says 15-year-old actor and executive producer Marsai Martin (@marsaimartin). “I wish more people knew that it took over TWO YEARS for the word to spread about the end of slavery, which means that thousands of enslaved African Americans were in bondage longer than they should have been. Imagine anyone that died thinking they were a slave, when they were actually free.”⁣ ⁣ “For so long, so much of the history that has been taught was only from one perspective, and what was shared about Black people was slavery, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver and Martin Luther King Jr. We are so much more than just those stories.”⁣ ⁣ Today, we’re honoring Juneteenth, which commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — that enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom. Check out today’s story to learn more. 🖤⁣ ⁣ Photo by @marsaimartin」6月19日 23時13分