Reclaiming the Full Story of Juneteenth: A Conversation with Woullard Lett

By: Woullard Lett

Outlets: NH Center for Justice & Equity

Published: June 17, 2025

Words: 1,648

Last Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago

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Each June, communities across the United States gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "nineteenth”, as the end of slavery in the U.S. But few people know the full history of the end of slavery. In a conversation with the New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity (NHCJE), Woullard Lett, Education Committee chair of the Manchester NAACP and Male Co-chair of the New …

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