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Jun 19, 2021Liked by David Thornton

It's not the holiday itself to which the 14 object. It's the name. Just "Juneteenth" or "Juneteenth Emancipation Day" would have been acceptable.

I suppose it's the equivalent of having the National Anthem *and* the Black National Anthem. Both songs are fine, but the concern is that Black Americans will choose their special anthem and special day instead of the traditional ones, as a way to signify their rejection of "White America".

That's my theory, anyway.

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If I got this right it was the day that Texas heard that Lincoln signed the proclamation. No wonder no one heard of it before. My black SIL from Detroit and his siblings (I asked) had never heard of it, either. No nevermind, it's worth a holiday even though it might have been a better holiday when Lincoln signed the proclamation and not when it reached Texas. History is like that.

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The only reason I'm opposed to Juneteenth, aside that it must be the stupidest name ever, is that it is just another holiday that the worker bees must pay for gov't workers. It's not like it's going to help the black community or do anything of substance. It's just going to help sell retail goods. Let's face it...The only holidays that are taken seriously are Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and the 4th. My son added Halloween but he has always been slow. ha Hope he sees this.

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