肯尼斯·霍姆斯对六月节意义的启示
负责学生生活的高级副教务长称这是一个“相互教育、相互参与、相互赋权”的时刻。
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Kenneth Holmes, senior vice provost for student life at UNH, reflects on the significance of Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, 六月节是纪念美国奴隶解放的日子, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 and announced the end of slavery, 在《永利app新版本官网地址》签署两年半之后.
Holmes recalls growing up in Savannah, Georgia, as a descendent of slaves, "surrounded by the echoes of history."
"My elders shared tales of resilience and hope, 让我们扎根于我们的传统和自由的真正意义," he says.
六月节提醒我们已经取得的进展, 同时也有机会反思尚未完成的工作, Holmes says.
霍尔姆斯说:“让我们利用这一天来庆祝和反思我们已经走了多远，还有多少路要走。. "Let us educate, engage and empower each other, 继续建设一个维护每个人尊严和权利的社区."
如果你想参加当地的六月节庆祝活动，这里有 many community events 计划在沿海地区和整个州举行庆祝活动, 包括节日期间在朴茨茅斯举办的几场活动.
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