Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Short for “June Nineteenth,” the celebration marks the day in 1865 that federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure that all enslaved people would be freed, two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. President Biden signed legislation in 2021 that officially recognized June 19 as a federal holiday.

Join ULI San Francisco as we honor this date in history, explore its significance, and highlight the experiences of the Black community nationwide in our journey to create a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse space for all.

READ

• The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth
• How Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District is reimagining community ownership of real estate to restore Black Wall Street
• A brief history of Black San Francisco
• A historic Black church’s new gospel in Oakland: Fight the high housing costs
• Preservationists renew campaign to restore West Oakland’s abandoned 16th Street station
• San Francisco formally apologizes to Black residents for decades of racist policies
• Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

WATCH

• Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era
• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
• Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom – A documentary exploring the meaning and history of Juneteenth
• Black Culinary SF

LISTEN

• Building on a legacy of community resilience in Sunflower County, Mississippi
• Listen to ‘1619,’ a Podcast From The New York Times
• Bay Area Dockworkers Continue Decades of Fighting Oppression on Juneteenth
• Why Juneteenth? Let’s Ask Black Texas

ACT

• Support En2action and the African American Art & Culture Complex
• Visit MOAD
• Participate in a Juneteenth event!

Thank you to Lisa Kabot and Monica Way for curating this list of resources!