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The Juneteenth Flag
The Juneteenth flag is a symbol for the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. The first version was created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith and that early version was displayed in 1997. The present version was first flown in 2000. The colors and symbols on the flag are representative of freedom and the end of slavery. - Wikipedia
> THE COLORS
The red, white, and blue colors were meant to convey the message that all enslaved people and their descendants are American.
> THE ARC
Running through the center of the flag horizontally, is an arc that is meant to symbolize the new horizon of opportunity for black people...the arch representing the horizon shows blue above and the red color below is symbolic of the ground soaked with blood; the blood which was shed of the Black Americans enslaved by the United States.
> THE STAR
Featured prominently in the center of the flag is a bursting star. The five-pointed star refers both to Texas (nicknamed the "Lone Star state") and to the "freedom of African Americans in all 50 states".
> THE BURST
Surrounding the star is a nova (or "new star") representing a new beginning for all. According to the president of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation Steve Williams, the star is a "Bursting star of freedom."
> THE DATE
June 19, 1865 - Union General Gordon Granger arrived at the port of Galveston Texas and announced that slavery had been ended with General Order No. 3.