“When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven”

“There was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.”

“I said to the Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you, and I know you will see me through.”

Quote’s by “Harriet Tubman”

Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is also called “Emancipation Day” or “Juneteenth Independence Day”.

On this Juneteenth holiday, DCSMEC remembers and honors all who struggled to shed the bonds of slavery and who gave their lives in the perilous fight to be free.

DCSMEC hopes you have a safe holiday.