Cori Gauff has been extremely vocal in promoting the #blacklivesmatter movement after the killing of George Floyd. Besides being very active on social media, the American teenager impressed with an inspiring speech in Delray Beach and she is not celebrating Juneteenth on social media explaining the meaning of the date.
IT’S OFFCIALLY JUNETEENTH!!! #FreedomDay
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) June 19, 2020
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is an official holiday in Texas that is still unofficial in the rest of the US. It celebrates a momentum event in American history that marked the end of slavery in 1865. On the 19th of June, Union army general Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas 2 and a half years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
For those who do not know what juneteenth is… please read this! #Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/vx4KfJ00WW
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) June 19, 2020
Cori Gauff in 2020
Ranked no.52, the American played her last match on the 26th of January when she surrendered to Sofia Kenin 6-75 6-3 6-0 in the 4th round of the Australian Open.
