Raven shares the history of Emancipation Day, celebrated August 1 by free Black Americans in the 1800s to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the British empire on August 1, 1834.

Reference:

African American holidays, like Aug. 1, deserve national attention

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/01/african-american-holidays-like-aug-1-deserve-national-attention/

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Music Credit: Thanks to purple-planet.com for the intro music.

Background music: "Arcane" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)