The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission commemorates the 157th Anniversary of Juneteenth June 19, 2022

“If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. Because the goal of America is freedom, abused and scorned tho’ we may be, our destiny is tied up with America’s destiny.”
Dr. Martin Luther King

On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free, more than two years after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that more than three million enslaved African Americans living in the Confederate states were free.

Since then, Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Emancipation Day, has been celebrated annually to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States and worldwide.

On the occasion of the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth, the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission celebrates the contributions and achievements of African Americans and that of their enslaved ancestors in the fight for freedom and equality for all persons.

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