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Posted by Mike Ramey on June 19, 2024 at 11:45am in Commentery

Juneteenth: What It Means

     Diane Sears, Publisher of "In Search of Fatherhood" Magazine (which is available on line) sent this item along on Juneteenth.  It is short, quick, and to the point:

    As we observe Juneteeth on 19 June 2024, we should contemplate what really occurred on  19 JUNE 1865. 

 
     Here is what really happened:
 
     Although the Civil War ended on 4 April 1865 and  the Emancipation Proclamation which became the law of the land in the United States on 1 January 1863 which mandated that on 1 January 1863 all enslaved Africans on plantations in Slave States were to be released and set free, plantation owners in Texas refused to obey the law and release/set free enslaved Africans.  
 
     Several months after the end of the Civil War (which ended on 4 April 1865 with the surrender of General Robert E Lee who commanded all Confederate soldiers), the Union (United States Government) sent a telegram in early June 1865 to Texas plantation owners ordering them to release all enslaved Africans.   Texas Plantation owners ignored the Order and refused to set free/release the enslaved Africans.  Shortly thereafter, on 19 June 1865, at least approximately 2,500 Union Soldiers-- a. number of whom were of African descent -- arrived in Galveston, Texas heavily armed with cannons, gatling guns, revolvers, and repeating rifles to enforce the law and release/set free enslaved  Africans.  In response, on 19 JUNE 1865, Texas plantation owners immediately released/set free our Ancestors.
 
     Also, the current Union League at 140 South Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the successor organization of the Union League which mustered into service Colored soldiers (Native Americans and souls of African descent) to fight in the Civil War for the Union.
 
     Not bad for a guest columnist--especially today.  Now, if we can ONLY get the federal government to pay Reparations--from that promisary note our ancestors was given at the time of slavery.  Every other race that has been WRONGED by Uncle Sam has been paid off...except US.  Keep the history alive in our minds.
Tags: juneteenth, black soliders, slavery, holiday, reparations
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Rev. M. G. “Mike” Ramey (Retired) served as the Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist & Media Consultant of “The Gang Line”. He had been interviewed in the U. S. and abroad on radio, television, and Internet about the dangers of Modern Street Gangs since 2007. His writings on Modern Street Gangs abound in print and online. Previously, he served as an award-winning broadcast journalist, producer, and TV/Radio talk show host. He has also served as a staff writer, section editor, and syndicated columnist. Ramey has won—or helped to win—some two dozen journalism awards and citations. He also holds a Police Citation for Citizen Bravery from the Indianapolis Police Department (1986). Ramey is also married, an Ordained Minister (Retired) and a KJV Bible Teacher.

Ramey is a Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist with Certifications in Law Enforcement (2006), Non-Law Enforcement (2010), and Gangs & Cults Ministry (2017). He also has endorsements in K-12 Gang Issues and Transnational Gangs. He also carries Specialist Ratings in Cult/Occult Crime, and Transnational Human Trafficking. Ramey has also served with several International anti-gang ministries, including Gangstyle.com of Washington state (2004-2009), Thug Exposed Ministries of California (2010 to 2015) and Bishop Outreach Ministries of Florida (2010 to 2015).

In 2011 “The Gang Line” offered training and certification coursework for those interested in becoming certified Modern Street Gang Specialists: Training approaches the anti-gang ministry field through the combined use of spiritual (biblical principles/discipleship) and criminal (gang members and gang crime). From 2015-2017, Ramey served as an Advisory Board Member for the School of Criminal Justice at Harrison College, Indianapolis, Indiana, with a specialty of Organized Crime & Gangs. From 2017-2019, Ramey served as a Bible Teacher to at-risk detained juvenile offenders at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center with his own Bible-based Curriculum centering upon Biblical Life Skills taught from the Book of Proverbs.

Rev. Ramey’s skill set includes having been a veteran substitute teacher (Secondary Education), a college instructor for two Bible colleges in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, a Probation Officer (Intensive/High Risk & School-Based) with the Marion County Juvenile Court, and a peer grant reviewer of anti-gang grant programs with the U.S. Department of Justice (2010). He also created, designed, and taught the course “Modern Street Gangs: Developing Urban Ministry Strategies—UM-190” at Crossroads Bible College, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009 & 2010). In 2013, Ramey served as a post-production Consultant for Chick Publications’ national anti-gang comic: “Black Angel”. It was translated into Spanish in 2014.

Ramey has written extensively on the topic of Modern Street Gangs with two Internet columns: “The Gang Line” and “The Gang Line Blogger” which abound in cyberspace. In a post-pandemic society, the motto of The Gang Line still rings true: “Spiritual Solutions for Spiritual Problems!”

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