National Freedom Day is February 1st. This is the day Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th amendment. The bill was passed by Congress on January 31st, but signed by the President the next day.

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xiii

Richie Havens Opening for Woodstock

Listen to Richie Havens live in 1969.

Compare 40 years later at the same spot and the same time.

I see a more resolved and peaceful Richie in 2009 but still thirsty for true freedom. He is filled with great energy and exuberant stage performance even at the age of 69.

Each person has one lifetime. I don't think it is the number of years you live but how you live them that makes you free. Don't miss his jump at 6:26-6:30.