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Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.

have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.

and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.

black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.

if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you've ever met. it doesn't have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don't know much, look it up and learn about it together.

This is Juneteenth.

Chinese bronze sword with turquoise studded, gold inlaid rock crystal hilt, Warring States Period, 4th-2nd century BC

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Turn the lights up higher

Turn off the music

Start cleaning up or washing dishes

Put away drinks and food. Offer people portions of the leftovers.

Return things to their normal, non guest accommodating state (take the leaf out of the table, put away extra seating)

Thank people for coming

Discuss (in the past tense) how lovely the visit/party/gathering was

Ask people about their arrangements to get home safely

Ask people about their plans for the rest of the day/evening

Inform them of your plans for the rest of the day/evening

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