On Juneteenth, Michelle Obama took to social media to talk about the important holiday and explain what it really means to her.
Furthermore, she had some advice on how people should celebrate it, which is by using their ‘voices and votes’ to enact positive change in America.
The former First Lady of the United States talked in detail about the milestone in American history, marking the day, in 1865, that slaves in Galveston, Texas were officially freed.
This came no less than two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Michelle posted a letter on her Twitter account that started with her saying: ‘What I love about Juneteenth is that even during that extended wait, we still find something to celebrate.
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