I just learned that 1 February is National Freedom Day, marking the date in 1865 when the 13th Amendment began the process toward ratification. This is the amendment to the Constitution that ended slavery, America's "original sin." It was "original" in the sense that it was codified into the foundations of our nation, from the 1600s through 1865. National Freedom Day was first proclaimed by President Truman in 1947. My tie for freedom shows bold red and white-silver stripes, and I'm wearing it on a field of blue. Those colors symbolize liberty, equality and "brotherhood" for many nations of the world.
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