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Juneteenth reconoce lucha y perseverancia de los americanos de raza negra

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Monday, June 19, 2023   

Hoy es Juneteenth, que conmemora la independencia de las personas esclavizadas en los Estados Unidos.

En 2021, el Día de la Independencia Nacional se convirtió en fiesta federal. Marca el día de 1865 en que se comunicó a los esclavos de Galveston, Texas que eran libres, casi dos años después de la Proclamación de Emancipación.

Ahora se celebra en todo el país, incluido Oregon. Joshua Thomas, responsable de equidad y cultura laboral del Banco de Alimentos de Oregon, afirma que el 16 de junio honra a sus antepasados.

"Es muy importante para nosotros poder reconocer el día," dice Thomas, "reconocer lo que pasaron nuestros antepasados, para que nosotros en este momento descansemos, y hagamos las cosas que ellos no pudieron hacer."

En todo el país se celebran actos para conmemorar este día, entre ellos el Freadom Festival de Portland.

Rachael Lucille Van Klompenberg es especialista en redes del Oregon Food Bank. Ella dice que Juneteenth no es solo una celebración para la comunidad negra.

"Para la gente que no es negra ni de color, representa una oportunidad para volver a comprometerse con el trabajo que hay que hacer para combatir el racismo contra los negros," resalta Van Klompenberg. "Por lo tanto, si, es una fiesta para que los negros descansen y se repongan, pero también es un momento de reflexión para la gente blanca."

Christina Wright es especialista en inventarios del Oregon Food Bank. Dice que sus tatarabuelos fueron esclavizados, pero las generaciones que vinieron después de ellos lucharon, incluidos sus abuelos como comuneros.

Wright afirma que es importante que perseveraran y se esforzaran por salir adelante.

"Su determinación y su fuerza, viven en mi y, aunque algunas cosas en la sociedad actual parezcan insuperables, es esa voluntad, ese empuje, lo que hace que las cosas sean mejores para las generaciones que vienen," agrega Wright. "Porque yo solo puedo vivir la vida que vivo gracias a su fuerza y al durísimo sistema que ellos vivieron."



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