1776-07-04 Declaration of Ind. "life, liberty" [for white men only]¹.
Via @aclu²
1863-01-01 Emancipation Proclamation
1865-06-19 EP & Civil War end announced to TX enslaved
1865-12-06 13th amend
Why celebrate July 4 more than #Juneteenth when rights were declared for all, not only white men?
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence#Slavery_and_the_Declaration
² https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1273944617600184320
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