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Donna Jean Barksdale, 11, took a front-row seat and was left alone by white students when Hoxie, Arkansas voluntarily integrated schools in 1955. In part because the Hoxie School District did not have the funds to maintain separate schools, the District moved to abolish its dual educational system by integrating black children into its all-white schools, where approximately 1,000 white children attended. Twenty-one Black students attended on the first day of classes. Although there were no…

Juneteenth T-shirt

Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the US. It commemorates the day on June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas were informed of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth recognizes African Americans' strength, courage, and resilience, as well as their contributions to American society. "Because My Ancestors Weren't Free in 1776" highlights Juneteenth's significance in African American history and freedom ✊

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