JUNETEENTH

[Duchess]

I didn't learn about Juneteenth in school/college & it's only been in recent years that I even knew it was a thing. Have you always known about it?

[cannongal]

Last year,  was the first time that I heard Juneteenth.    I thought that it had something to do with high school graduation and covid, but I was wrong.   

[Maggot]

I guess it could be any day between the 13^th and the 19^th?

[cannongal]

According to Google,  last year was the first year that it was recognized as a federal holiday,  and it celebrates the day that slaves were emancipated in Texas.    Who knew?

[Maggot]

It's not the day the emancipation proclamation came out?  Just Texas?

[pyropappy]

According to Google,  last year was the first year that it was recognized as a federal holiday,  and it celebrates the day that slaves were emancipated in Texas.    Who knew?

wrong, it has nothing to do with slavery, and has been celebrated since the early 50's

[cannongal]

It's not the day the emancipation proclamation came out?  Just Texas?

Lincoln issued the ep on 1-1-1863.  Texas is a little slow,  I guess,  because their's was 6-19-1865.

[Duchess]

Lincoln issued the ep on 1-1-1863.  Texas is a little slow,  I guess,  because their's was 6-19-1865.

I read earlier today that it took 2 years for word they had been freed to get to slaves in Texas.

[pyropappy]

I honestly don't know why I am surprised at the lack of knowledge on this forum.

Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation (officially Proclamation 95) in September 1862; it officially took effect on January 1^st, 1863. Contrary to popular belief, the proclamation did not free the slaves. The proclamation only freed those slaves in states that were in open rebellion against the Union. 

The problem was, it meant nothing to the slave states, as they did not recognize the Union. They were part of a separate nation called the Confederate States of America.

Texas was a southern state, it seceded in 1861.

Here is what surprises me most, you folks don't know the War of Northern Aggression lasted until May of 1865.

It took another month for Union troops to take control of Texas and enforce the no slavery law now in effect across the entire US in Texas. Hence the birth of Juneteenth.

I have said this before, you seriously need to educate yourselves.

[pyropappy]

but killing those two commie Jews gives white supremacists a reason to celebrate Juneteenth as well...

it's a win - win.

[cannongal]

I have said this before, you seriously need to educate yourselves.

Why?  Juneteenth doesn't affect me one way or the other.    I'm not going to go to a parade,  I'm not going to buy a commemorative plate.    If a bunch of black folk want to light off fireworks and march around in bright clothing,  more power to them.  Just another reason to have a cook out.  Meh

[Duchess]

I could not agree more.

[Duchess]

I wouldn't care if all races had their own special days to celebrate. It doesn't bother me, I don't feel slighted. Who the hell am I to tell others what they should or shouldn't celebrate and really, why would anyone care? I see people talk shit about MLK day. I think there are a lot of insecure people out there who think their white way is the only way.

[rothschild]

White supremacist Morgan Freeman on why he doesn't want a "black history month"...

[MirahM]

He totally makes a good point.

[MirahM]

Its that time of year again.

My place is closed on Monday. I thought there was a holiday in June, I looked it up last month and couldn't find it and only just heard we were closed on Monday.
Now I put a sign up saying we are closed and I have to EDUCATE MYSELF in case people ask why we are closed!

[BigMark]

https://www.juneteenth.com/how-to-celebr...YHF4eb9d17