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=====The Midnight Cry===== | ===== Juneteenth is the most widely known US emancipation celebration – but it’s not the only one ===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/19/juneteenth-other-emancipation-celebrations by Adria R Walker 19/6/25 The Guardian] | |||
In Galveston, Texas, it wasn’t until 19 June 1865 that people who were enslaved found out about the declaration. Though Robert E Lee had surrendered in April, people continued fighting for the lost cause for months. | |||
===== The Midnight Cry ===== | |||
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/6/13/875469/- DailyKos Mark Sumner 6/13/20] | [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/6/13/875469/- DailyKos Mark Sumner 6/13/20] | ||
After all, there are now almost 19 million Seventh-Day Adventists and 8 million Jehovah’s Witnesses. Both groups came from just a handful of stubborn Millerites after the majority of the movement had decamped in disgust. | After all, there are now almost 19 million Seventh-Day Adventists and 8 million Jehovah’s Witnesses. Both groups came from just a handful of stubborn Millerites after the majority of the movement had decamped in disgust. | ||
