Juneteenth Reflection: Honoring the Contributions of Black Individuals to Medical Breakthroughs
While the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, enslaved people in Texas were not liberated from slavery until June 19, 1865, now called Juneteenth [1]. Although Juneteenth has been celebrated for nearly 150 years, public awareness of its celebration grew in 2020 amid nationwide protests after the police killings of several Black Americans, …
