While many Americans will be taking advantage of the Independence Day holiday by gearing up and celebrating a fun filled weekend of cook outs, fire works, baseball games, trips to the shore, or that much needed rest and relaxation, others will be remembering the signed commemoration
that made us officially free from Great Britian over 200 years ago with parades, speeches and gatherings.
In honor of all the activities we as Americans have incorporated and designated for the July 4th weekend, J&O Fabrics offers a plethora of cotton novelty prints that seem to capture the American culture in all its glory. From
baseball prints and
USA flag designs, to backyard bbq and
beach themes, each fabric has a story to tell and each story has a fabric waiting to reflect it.
So whether you are planning a trip away or a weekend all to yourself, have fun celebrating your freedoms and creating memories that will last a lifetime with the help of J&O Fabrics Independence Day prints.
Happy 4th of July!
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During the summer months, while many Americans are welcoming in the season and celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence declaring Americas independence from Great Britian in 1776 with fireworks, bbq, parades, trips to the shore and baseball games, African Americans across the United States are also celebrating the official 1865 abolition of slavery with speeches, parades, picnics and family reunions.
June 19th, also known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day, is an American holiday honoring African American heritage and commemorating the official day in 1865 that Union Genral Dordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston Texas to take possession of the state and enforce the emancipation of its slaves. Until that time, news of the Emmancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, had not made way down to Texas and therefore, slaves there were not informed of their freedom. According to those African-Americans who had been liberated from the bondage of slavery, until all slaves were emancipated, one could not be free.
For many years only twelve states recognized Juneteenth as an official holiday but as of May 2009, 31 states have recognized Freedom Day as either a state holiday or state holiday observance including:
Texas
Arkansas
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Alaska
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Washington, DC
In honor of Juneteenth, and the diversity of the American melting pot, J&O Fabrics offers an array of patriotic U.S.A. and African prints celebrating the liberation of a people and the fabric of a nation.
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