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The story behind Juneteenth becoming a holiday
Many Americans are
celebrating Juneteenth, marking
the day in 1865 when the last
enslaved people in the United
States learned they were free.
For generations, Black
Americans have recognized
the end of one of the darkest
chapters in U.S. history with
joy, in the form of parades,
street festivals, musical
performances or cookouts.
The U.S. government was
slow to embrace the occasion
— it was only in 2021 that
President Joe Biden signed a
bill passed by Congress to set
aside Juneteenth, or June 19th,
as a federal holiday.
And just as many people
learn what Juneteenth is all
about, the holiday’s traditions
are facing new pressures —
political rhetoric condemning
efforts to teach Americans
about the nation’s racial history,
companies using the holiday
as a marketing event, people
partying without understanding
why.
Here is a look at the
origins of Juneteenth, how it
became a federal holiday and
more about its history.
HOW DID JUNETEENTH
START?
The celebrations began
with enslaved people in
Galveston, Texas. Although
President Abraham Lincoln’s
Emancipation Proclamation
freed the slaves in 1863, it could
not be enforced in many places
in the South until the Civil War
ended in 1865. Even then, some
white people who had profited
from their unpaid labor were
reluctant to share the news.
Laura Smalley, freed
from a plantation near Bellville,
Texas, remembered in a 1941
interview that the man she
referred to as “old master” came
home from fighting in the Civil
War and didn’t tell the people
he enslaved what had happened.
“Old master didn’t tell,
you know, they was free,”
Smalley said. “I think now
they say they worked them, six
months after that. Six months.
And turn them loose on the 19th
of June. That’s why, you know,
we celebrate that day.”
News that the war had
ended and they were free finally
reached Galveston when Union
Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and
his troops arrived in the Gulf
PUBLIC NOTICE
Coast city on June 19, 1865,
more than two months after
Confederate Gen. Robert E.
Lee surrendered to Union Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia.
Granger delivered
General Order No. 3, which
said: “The people of Texas are
informed that, in accordance
with a proclamation from the
Executive of the United States,
all slaves are free. This involves
an absolute equality of personal
rights and rights of property
between former masters and
slaves, and the connection
heretofore existing between
them becomes that between
employer and hired labor.”
Slavery was permanently
abolished six months later,
when Georgia ratified the 13th
Amendment. And the next
year, the now-free people of
Galveston started celebrating
Juneteenth, an observance
that has continued and spread
around the world. Events
include concerts, parades and
readings of the Emancipation
Proclamation.
WHAT DOES
‘JUNETEENTH’ MEAN?
It’s a blend of the words
June and nineteenth. The
holiday has also been called
Juneteenth Independence
Day, Freedom Day, second
Independence Day and
Emancipation Day.
It began with church
picnics and speeches, and
spread as Black Texans moved
elsewhere.
Most U.S. states now
hold celebrations honoring
Juneteenth as a holiday or a day
of recognition, like Flag Day.
Juneteenth is a paid holiday for
state employees in Texas, New
York, Virginia, Washington, and
now Nevada as well. Hundreds
of companies give workers the
day off.
Opal Lee, a former teacher
and activist, is largely credited
for rallying others behind a
campaign to make Juneteenth
a federal holiday. The 96-year-
old had vivid memories of
celebrating Juneteenth in East
Texas as a child with music,
food and games. In 2016, the
“little old lady in tennis shoes”
walked through her home city
of Fort Worth, Texas and then
in other cities before arriving
in Washington, D.C. Soon,
celebrities and politicians were
lending their support.
Lee was one of the people
standing next to Biden when he
signed Juneteenth into law.
HOW HAVE JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATIONS
EVOLVED OVER THE
yEARS?
The national reckoning
over race ignited by the 2020
murder of George Floyd by
police helped set the stage for
Juneteenth to become the first
new federal holiday since 1983,
when Martin Luther King Jr.
Day was created.
The bill was sponsored
by Sen. Edward Markey, D-
Mass., and had 60 co-sponsors,
a show of bipartisan support
as lawmakers struggled to
overcome divisions that are still
simmering three years later.
Now there is a movement
to use the holiday as an
opportunity for activism and
education, with community
service projects aimed at
addressing racial disparities and
educational panels on topics
such health care inequities and
the need for parks and green
spaces.
Like most holidays,
Juneteenth has also seen its
fair share of commercialism.
Retailers, museums and other
venues have capitalized on it
by selling Juneteenth-themed
T-shirts, party ware and ice
cream. Some of the marketing
has misfired, provoking a social
media backlash.
Supporters of the holiday
have also worked to make sure
Juneteenth celebrators don’t
forget why the day exists.
“In 1776 the country
was freed from the British, but
the people were not all free,”
Dee Evans, national director
of communications of the
National Juneteenth Observance
Foundation, said in 2019. “June
19, 1865, was actually when the
people and the entire country
was actually free.”
There’s also sentiment to
use the day to remember the
sacrifices that were made for
freedom in the United States
— especially in these racially
and politically charged days.
Said Para LaNell Agboga,
museum site coordinator
at the George Washington
Carver Museum, Cultural and
Genealogy Center in Austin,
Texas: “Our freedoms are
fragile, and it doesn’t take much
for things to go backward.”
PUBLIC NOTICE
JOSEPHINE COUNTy NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTy
COMMISSIONERS
JOSEPHINE COUNTy LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICE DISTRICT
TIME: 9 A.M., WEDNESDAY JULY 12, 2023
PLACE: Anne Basker Auditorium, Courthouse Annex
604 NW Sixth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon
SUBJECT:
The JOSEPHINE COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS has entered an Order declaring its
intention to initiate formation of a county service district for
law enforcement services organized under ORS Chapter 451
and will conduct the first of two public hearings to solicit
comments on the proposal for formation, effective upon
approval of the voters at the November 7, 2023, election.
Voters in the proposed JOSEPHINE COUNTY LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICE DISTRICT will be asked
to establish a permanent rate limit to fund the district’s
operations as authorized by ORS 451.547.
PURPOSE OF PROPOSED DISTRICT: To provide
and sustain an adequate level of law enforcement services
throughout Josephine County, including the city of Cave
Junction; excluding the city of Grants Pass; and excluding
certain territory in the Urban Grown Boundary of the city of
Grants Pass which have existing city Public Safety Service
and Annexation Agreements.
NAME OF PROPOSED DISTRICT: JOSEPHINE
COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE DISTRICT.
JURISDICTION AND LEGAL AUTHORITY: Board
Order No. 2023-033, dated June 7, 2023; ORS 198.730; ORS
198.800; ORS 198.835; ORS 198.840; ORS Chapter 451.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY:
Contact the Board of Commissioners’ Office between 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (541) 474-5221.
MAP OF PROPOSED DISTRICT: A map is available
at the Board of Commissioners’ Office.
All interested persons may appear and be heard.
The hearing location is accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing
impaired or for other accommodations for persons with
disabilities should be made at least 24 hours before the
hearing to the Board of County Commissioners at (541)
474-5221.
BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED DISTRICT: All of
the territory within Josephine County as described in ORS
201.170, including the city of Cave Junction; excluding the
city of Grants Pass; and excluding certain territory in the
Urban Grown Boundary of the city of Grants Pass which
have existing city Public Safety Service and Annexation
Agreements.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Published: Illinois Valley News: June 21, 2023, and
July 5, 2023
Public Notice
JLF 23-128270 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Joseph Milazzo, a single man, whose address
is 1129 SE Excalibur Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97526 as grantor to Old Republic National Title Insurance Company,
as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Research Center,
LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, its successors and assigns, as named Beneficiary, dated July 28, 2021,
recorded July 29, 2021, in the mortgage records of Josephine County, Oregon, as Instrument No. 2021-013344,
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC is the present Beneficiary as defined by ORS 86.705(2), as covering the following
described real property: Unit 2, Building “J”, LEISURE ESTATES CONDOMINIUMS, Phase VII, according
to the official plat thereof, Josephine County, Oregon, and as set forth in the declarations recorded March 22,
1983, as No. 83-02821, July 21, 1983 as No. 83-07818, April 3, 1984 as 84-03979, January 9, 1986 as No. 86-
00340, May 29, 1987 as No. 87-07165, and May 16, 1988 as No. 88-06269, Josephine County Book of Records.
TOGETHER WITH an undivided interest in and to the General Common Elements as set forth in the declarations
above mentioned. ALSO TOGETHER WITH the exclusive use of the Limited Common Elements appurtenant
to said Unit as set forth in the declaration recorded May 16, 1988, as No. 88-06269, Josephine County Book of
Records and as shown on the official plat of Phase VII, Leisure Estates Condominiums, Josephine County, Oregon.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1129 SE Excalibur Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97526. Both the beneficiary and the trustee
have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default
has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is
grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums: Monthly payments in the sum of $1,124.86, from September
1, 2022 plus prior accrued late charges in the amount of $179.96, plus the sum of $75.00 for advances, together
with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees,
agents or assigns. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation that
the trust deed secures immediately due and payable, said sum being the following, to-wit: $220,203.76, together
with accrued interest in the sum of $4,498.01 through April 17, 2023, together with interest thereon at the rate of
2.875% per annum from April 18, 2023, plus prior accrued late charges in the amount of $179.96, plus the sum of
$227.61 for advances, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or
trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will
on September 12, 2023, at the hour of 1:00 PM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110,
inside the main lobby of the Josephine County Courthouse, located at 500 N.W. 6th Street, in the City of Grants
Pass, OR, County of Josephine, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest
in the said described real property which the grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution
of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the
execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale,
including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given to any person named in ORS 86.778 that the
right exists, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure
proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by paying to the beneficiary of the entire amount due (other than
such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default
complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligations
or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by
paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee’s
fees and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.778. Notice is further given that
reinstatement or payoff quotes requested pursuant to ORS 86.786 and ORS 86.789 must be timely communicated
in a written request that complies with that statute, addressed to the trustee’s “Reinstatements/Payoffs – ORS
86.786” either by personal delivery or by first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, to the trustee’s address
shown below. Due to potential conflicts with federal law, persons having no record legal or equitable interest in
the subject property will only receive information concerning the lender’s estimated or actual bid. Lender bid
information is also available at the trustee’s website, www.logs.com/janeway_law_firm. In construing this notice,
the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor”
includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance
of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors
in interest, if any. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the
beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while property is in default. This shall serve as notice that
the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the said referenced property. Without limiting the
trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some
residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical
components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of
this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. The Fair Debt Collection
Practice Act requires that we state the following: This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This
shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the
debt. Dated: 4/18/2023 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, LLC, Successor Trustee 1499 SE Tech Center Place, Suite 255,
Vancouver, WA 98683 www.logs.com/janeway_law_firm Telephone: (360) 260-2253 Toll-free: 1-800-970-5647
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