@tedtoks: At the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confederacy. This was the case when Union General Gordon Granger marched his troops into Galveston, Texas on June 19th and announced that all enslaved people there were officially free. In this TED-Ed animation, Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio dig into the history of Juneteenth. #TEDEd #Juneteenth #TEDTalk Educator - Karlos K. Hill, Soraya Field Fiorio Director - Rémi Cans, Atypicalist Narrator - Christina Greer Animator - Dabid Pascual Art Director - Marine Hennes
Mind you, this accurate history is banned in some states. 😐
2026-06-18 20:22:43
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Tarius Wright :
“Except as punishment for a crime” is not talked about enough
2026-06-18 23:58:37
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Elise Conklin :
Except. As. Punishment. For. Crime.
there is still slavery here
2026-06-19 13:35:48
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Vrypunk🦇 :
They went to WAR on our land for the right to OWN humans. Sick. Disturbing. Unforgivable.
2026-06-18 17:38:44
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Leeee :
Part of the vid is muted for some reason
2026-08-31 22:23:09
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Lliad🌹 :
too bad stupid people will either not understand this or deny it
2026-08-31 22:29:17
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Shalon Amaranth :
so many people don't understand Juneteenth and they should
2026-06-17 23:13:01
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🌿🦉🐈⬛️🌒🕯 :
and they were promised 40 acres and a mule so they had the means to live in society as free people. but it was a lie. so the history of free black people started from freed slaves to extreme poverty. and they had to return to servant work as a segregated community. people fail to recognize that the civil rights movement was relatively not that long ago. black people continue fighting despite all the trauma inflicted on them
2026-06-19 04:39:12
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Feral Gen-X dad ❌ :
This wasn’t that long ago. My grandparents lived with slavery, my mother grew up with slave mentality. We’re still fighting it. It looks like we’re sliding back.
2026-06-18 15:40:50
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coulilbaby :
They’ll stare you in the eye and say “it wasn’t that bad, there were slaves all throughout history”
2026-06-19 06:50:58
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natemusical :
The whole “it took two years for the news to reach Texas” is a lie, the state was rebelling federal orders. TX was the last confederate stronghold before many fled to Mexico and South America.
2026-06-18 12:38:52
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olive 🫒 :
Just wanna say the animation on this is amazing
2026-06-18 20:38:10
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b e n z o b a b y :
slavery still exists to this day mind you.
2026-06-20 01:08:20
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✌️ :
ppl who still wave the confederate flag are truly disgusting
2026-06-19 17:06:27
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T.B. Valentine | Author 👁️ :
Happy Juneteenth everyone ✨
2026-06-19 11:43:57
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grayhoodiee :
A country built up by slavery is a broken country.
2026-06-21 02:34:20
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Tiara :
These graphics are so beautifully done
2026-07-12 16:03:47
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Cat :
It feels like the confederacy has taken office again.
2026-06-18 05:08:13
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humbird :
Slavery built the U.S. as an economic power. That is not talked about or understood nearly enough.
2026-06-19 13:27:41
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Lilnasxleftnosehair :
The confederacy is actually treason when u think about it.
2026-06-19 18:40:05
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BB 🦋🫧🧿 | Shopaholic Reviews :
No body went around in 1865 telling slaves they were free, some plantations still have slaves up until the 1960s. It’s really this deep
2026-06-19 03:07:13
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Trocron :
Juneteenth is just as important of a day to our history as independence day and we need to recognize that more
2026-06-19 14:12:18
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