SUMMARY: The 19th of Jue, the anniversary of the emancipation of African-American slaves in 1865 at the end of the Civil War, gives an opportunity to learn about African-American history beyond a superficial glance.
I have marched in many Black Lives Matter protests, but the anger and the crowd size I saw on Saturday in Chicago I have never seen before. (I maintained the same COVID physical distancing recommendations that are now being implemented to allow Masjids to reopen as I participated).