Add to My Favorites in Sidebar. Jargon is a literary term that is defined as a use of specific phrases and words by writers in a particular situation, profession or trade.
The Freedom Ride left Washington DC on May 4, 1961. It was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17, the seventh anniversary of the Brown decision. Unlike the original Journey of Reconciliation, the Freedom Ride met little resistance in the upper South.
Freedom Day - Emancipation Day. Juneteenth is the annual day of celebration started 135 years ago by former American slaves. As soon as the Civil War was over, almost all of the slaves in the South were freed  but not those in Texas. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was effective on January 1, 1863, the Texas slaves were not released until 1865. One year later, they began their celebration of freedom and called it Juneteenth, the shortened version of June 19th.