Like most kids, Mazie is tired of hearing the word "no." "No" you can't stay up late, "no" you can't have a cookie. But her daddy promises her tomorrow they will celebrate. Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the 19th of June. Her daddy tells her the story of her great-great-great-grandpa Mose who grew up a slave in Texas and was there on June 19th, 1865 the day that the last slaves heard that President Lincoln had proclaimed an end to slavery. That night everyone who heard that announcement celebrated their freedom late into the night. And every year on June 19th, Americans celebrate the end of slavery in the United States.
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