Juneteenth?

[BIKER13]

what exactly is Juneteenth?

 

[BillsCamino]

The last teenth in June.
Tomorrow June will be 20th

 

[lilmantate]

I'll be glad to answer this as a black dude. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. I already forgot that Juneteenth was a thing. Never heard about it until a few years ago.

 

[lostchild]

Another excuse for local government offices to be closed.

See photos of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S.

As towns and cities across the United States today celebrate the anniversary of the end of slavery on Juneteenth, see how communities have marked the federal holiday.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[lilmantate]

Another excuse for local government offices to be closed.

See photos of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S.

As towns and cities across the United States today celebrate the anniversary of the end of slavery on Juneteenth, see how communities have marked the federal holiday.

www.cbsnews.com

Agree. I had to drop a package off today, and the post office was locked. More like a inconvenience if you ask me.

 

[palmettomoon]

Really a "Texas" thing. Emancipation Proclamation "ended" slavery in only those States in rebellion against the Federal Government.

I think formally recognized by the Federal Gov't sometime in 2020.

Slavery did not end in the United States until the 13th Amendment was ratified Dec 6th, 1865.

 

[Pro Carry 2]

holiday for the chosen - slubs like me are at work

 

[CTS Tactical]

what exactly is Juneteenth?

Slave owners in Galveston Texas, (Galveston Island) did not inform their slaves that Lincoln had freed them and June 19th 1865 is the date that federal troops showed up and forced them to free their slaves 2.5 years after the emancipation proclamation. So basically it is a So Texas holiday and the Biden regime decided to jump on the wagon in hopes of buying more votes.

 

[fslc94]

 

[Bushwick100]

what exactly is Juneteenth?

I asked the same question!