New York prohibits Slavery JUNETEENTH DAY

Black New Yorkers , your state prohibited slavery on this day The 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery, was proposed on January 31, 1865. New York is the 5th state to pass the law on Feb 3, 1865.

Juneteenth occured in December 18th [ 13th Amendment Certified JUNETEENTH - RMCommunityCalendar - African American Literature Book Club ] 

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https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12436-new-york-prohibits-slavery-juneteenth-day/#findComment-80012

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@ProfD 

does anyone honor that moment in the state you lived in? in truth, that was when the law was adopted in the state you live in. 

I imagine not of any of the six states on that date, because it makes sense with black history. 

Black DOSers gained a federalist heritage in the jim crow eras , because the shift between enslavement era[1492 to 1865] to jim crow era [1865 to 1980] meant the federal government through the amendment process, which is the most powerful plus the least used plus the most required in governing skill governing tool in the usa , had made it where black DOSers could no longer be deemed not citizens, so for the white majorities in each state, the only way to maintain financial domination was to use state government, which under the constitution is free to be different than the federal government as long as an elected affair , to create an anti black holistic bureaucracy in each state in the usa commonly called Jim Crow. 

I argue the whites of the confederate states: texas to virginia, gained a states rights heritage in the same jim crow era. 

But gardless to the historical guides, do you think said date should be honored more by Black DOSers, even with its variance in each state in the union?

  On 2/6/2026 at 1:23 PM, ProfD said:

13th amendment was ratified on 3 Feb 1865 in the state where I live.

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https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12436-new-york-prohibits-slavery-juneteenth-day/#findComment-80029

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  2 hours ago, ProfD said:

I'm fine with Juneteenth being the celebration date among FBA/AfroAmericans.

I apologize, I did not meant to suggest the 13th amendment dates as a replacement for juneteenth, rather an addition.

Juneteenth in my mind is a federal , encompassing all the states, event. It isn't about when any one state made slavery illegal outside prisons, but celebrating the illegality of enslavement at the federal level above the states. 

I restate my old question

do you think the amendment adoption date for each state should be honored in each state alongside the federal level juneteenth? 

I assume based on your reply no, but then the question is why? 

Simply want the juneteenth to be as it is unchanges? 

Don't like the idea of a state based celebration?

or other?