Name: simpleshow基金會解釋6月19日。 (simpleshow Foundation Explains Juneteenth)
Uploaded: 2021-02-05T18:25:46.000Z
Duration: 2 min 8 s

On January 1st 18 63 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery, but it would take more than 2.5 years for freedom to reach every state.

1863年1月1日，亞伯拉罕-林肯總統發表《解放奴隸宣言》，廢除奴隸制，但自由需要2年半以上的時間才能到達每個州。

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Some say this was because news was slow to spread.

有人說，這是因為消息傳播得慢。

Others say that the information was withheld from slaves, and others say that in some states there weren't enough union soldiers to enforce the order.

還有人說，這些資訊被扣留給奴隸，還有人說，在一些州，沒有足夠的聯邦阿兵哥來執行命令。

Finally, on June 19th, 18 65 Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the civil war had ended and the more than 250,000 remaining enslaved people were now free, resulting in massive celebrations the following year.

最後，18 65年6月19日，戈登-格蘭傑少將抵達德克薩斯州的加爾維斯頓，宣佈內戰已經結束，剩下的25萬多被奴役的人獲得了自由，結果第二年就舉行了大規模的慶祝活動。

On June 19th, the first official Juneteenth celebrations took place in Texas.

6月19日，德克薩斯州舉行了第一次正式的 "六月十九日 "慶祝活動。

The newly freed African Americans celebrated by dressing up nicely, something they were not allowed to do with slaves and singing, spirituals, dancing and reading.

新獲自由的非裔美國人慶祝的方式是打扮得漂漂亮亮的，這是他們在奴隸時期不允許做的事情，並唱歌、靈歌、跳舞和讀書。

Even though African Americans did not receive the same liberties as others, they and their descendants continued the celebration every year, and as they migrated from Texas to other parts of the country, the Juneteenth tradition spread.

儘管非裔美國人沒有獲得和其他人一樣的自由，但他們和他們的後裔每年都會繼續慶祝，隨著他們從德克薩斯州遷移到全國其他地區，六月十九日的傳統也隨之傳播。

Within a few years, it became an annual tradition in many states.

幾年內，它成為許多州的年度傳統。

Finally, in 1980 Texas declared Juneteenth a state holiday, with 46 more states soon to follow their lead.

最後，在1980年，得克薩斯州宣佈將6月19日定為州假日，很快又有46個州效仿他們的做法。

Today, Juneteenth is celebrated by many with family gatherings, festivals and even parades.

如今，很多人都在慶祝六一節，家庭聚會、節日甚至遊行。

 It's a day when all Americans can celebrate the beginning of freedom for African Americans, celebrate their culture and achievements and speak out about the progress left to be made. 

在這一天，所有的美國人都可以慶祝非裔美國人自由的開始，慶祝他們的文化和成就，並說出有待取得的進步。

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