Juneteenth

Occasion Type

Holiday

Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

In this excerpted version of his now-classic 1852 oration, Frederick Douglass casts Fourth of July celebrations as an offense to the enslaved population of the United States, and all who yearn for true freedom.

Staff Writer 7/3/2023
Racist or Antiracist

Fundamentally racism—its heartbeat—has always been denial.

Ibram X Kendi 6/19/2023
UU News

Ministers mark Juneteenth with rally and action in Kansas City

Unitarian Universalist ministers and local UUs mark Juneteenth with rally in solidarity with Poor People’s Campaign in Kansas City.

Christopher L. Walton 6/20/2018