The United States of America celebrates National Freedom Day every year on February 1st. In 1865, the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, put his signature on a congressional resolution that promised to eradicate slavery, it was the thirteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States of America. The meaning of the amendment was that from the moment it was signed on the territory of the United States, slavery as a phenomenon should have disappeared.
The amendment itself was given legal effect in December 1865, and National Liberty Day itself was first celebrated in the United States on February 1, 1942. Officially, National Freedom Day was declared only in 1948 by President Truman. It is worth saying that during the voting against the slave laws, two-thirds of the Senate voted for their abolition, the rest preferred to maintain the old traditions and not abolish slavery. One of the important roles in this story was played by Richard R. Wright Sr., an officer, civil rights activist, and a former slave, who believed that it was necessary to set aside a day in the year on which Americans would honor freedom. It was he who proposed to organize a movement in support of the future holiday. The National Liberty Association, which eventually formed, proposed a single commemorative date and thus draw public attention to the African American freedom struggle that continues today.
All 50 states, including the District of Columbia, celebrate National Freedom Day. The holiday is not a public holiday, there are no days off on this day. Americans have their own traditions, for example, on this day they lay flowers with honors to the Liberty Bell, which is located in Philadelphia and is a symbol of independence and freedom in the United States. This bell, according to the stories of the inhabitants of the city, was the first to ring with its ringing about certain important news. Also on February 1, there are many events such as exhibitions, concerts and film screenings on the theme of freedom.
The Statue of Liberty is a mighty building. I was in America, I managed to see it with my own eyes. I think that everyone who is in the US should see this. I think every citizen should feel the freedom that was very difficult for them. Everyone deserves their rights and responsibilities. I want to be there again. I'm sure it will happen to me in the spring🇺🇸🎉✈️.