South Tifton Learning Center

07/20/2025

Community Spirit Shines Bright in Tifton! 🌟
Local Football Star Gives Back! A local football player, an Indianapolis Colts athlete, teamed up with a community member for a heartwarming photo op - hinting at his upcoming community event! [1]
Back to School Drive Success! Our community came together for the First Annual Back 2 School Drive in Tifton, GA, thanks to a local athlete and a learning center - making a tangible difference for local kids! 📚 [2]
Faith and Football Unite A powerful poster combining faith and football spirit was shared - inspiring gratitude and devotion! 🙏 [3]
Kindness Matters Most A timely reminder that kindness outweighs material things - teaching kids to embrace differences, avoid teasing, and spread love, especially for those who need it most. ❤️ [4]
Community Services Available Notary services were offered by a community member - a helpful resource for our community members needing document authentication! 📝 [5]
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07/17/2025

06/19/2025

Sharing That Knowledge…

Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end of slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 20/-, it officially became a federal holiday.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court Housr two months earlier in Virginia, but slavery had remained relatively unchanged in Texas - until U.S. General Gordon Granger stood on Texas soil and read General Orders No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are now free.”

The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 2, 1864 had established that all enslaved people in the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thencegorward, and forever free.”

So, there is the history!