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re: Am I the only one who’s never heard of “Juneteenth” until this year
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:02 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:02 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I haven't...
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Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:02 am to TH03
I only heard about it about a week ago. Evidently its a big deal so I am little ashamed I knew nothing of it. Actually, I am lying. I could care less about Juneteenth and BLM.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:02 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Learned about this date just last year.
Learned about the emancipation proclamation in high school, and it only applied to slaves in the confederacy. Union slaves were not freed. Also, Lincoln gave the confederacy the opportunity to “keep your slaves” If they stopped fighting.
CSA said frick You.
Imagine what today would look like had the confederacy said, you know what, since this war is all about slavery, I’ll stop fighting today, and keep my slaves.
IMO this is one proof the civil war wasn’t about keeping plantation workers.
Learned about the emancipation proclamation in high school, and it only applied to slaves in the confederacy. Union slaves were not freed. Also, Lincoln gave the confederacy the opportunity to “keep your slaves” If they stopped fighting.
CSA said frick You.
Imagine what today would look like had the confederacy said, you know what, since this war is all about slavery, I’ll stop fighting today, and keep my slaves.
IMO this is one proof the civil war wasn’t about keeping plantation workers.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:03 am to BayouCatFan
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I could care less about Juneteenth and BLM.
How much less?
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:04 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
if you're an adult man that's never heard of juneteenth, you're either woefully unintelligent or the public school system failed you
when I was a kid in houston in the 90's, my black classmates talked about it every year. concerts, cookouts, etc were always taking place that weekend.
when I was a kid in houston in the 90's, my black classmates talked about it every year. concerts, cookouts, etc were always taking place that weekend.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:05 am to Saint Alfonzo
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t's not really on white people's radar. But in today's hyper-racial climate, you're a racist piece of shite (duh, you're white) if you don't celebrate it.
I’m Hispanic baw
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:05 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I was aware of it, and had heard about celebrations in Texas, but that's all I knew...
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:06 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I just heard about it for the first time yesterday. I still don't understand what the frick is going on.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:06 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Yes, I remember it since I was a child. Never knew the meaning behind it though. If you lived in the south (or just Texas?) for any long period of time and weren’t aware of it, you’re probably just not a very observant person.
ETA: reading this thread, I guess it is a bigger thing in Texas, which would explain why I knew of it As a kid.
ETA: reading this thread, I guess it is a bigger thing in Texas, which would explain why I knew of it As a kid.
This post was edited on 6/19/20 at 11:11 am
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:06 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I never heard of it until this year
If this was supposed to have some meaning, a better name would be more appropriate
If this was supposed to have some meaning, a better name would be more appropriate
This post was edited on 6/19/20 at 11:13 am
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:06 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
What’s funny is the people in this thread who remember when they first heard of Juneteenth.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:06 am to HT713
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if you're an adult man that's never heard of juneteenth, you're either woefully unintelligent or the public school system failed you
when I was a kid in houston in the 90's, my black classmates talked about it every year. concerts, cookouts, etc were always taking place that weekend
Or you just didn't grow up in the Houston or Galveston area.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:07 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I learned about it in 2000 or 2001 when I worked with a black guy who took the day off and told me why. He celebrated by staying home, smoking weed all day, and playing Madden on his PS2.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:07 am to Peazey
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I just heard about it for the first time yesterday.
here's a congresswoman from michigan introducing a bill for it to me bade a national holiday in 1996
LINK
seriously I don't even care about it, it's no my holiday, but goddamn did ANYONE here pay attention in history class lmao
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:07 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Never heard about it till I moved to Texas 10 years ago.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:07 am to HT713
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if you're an adult man that's never heard of juneteenth, you're either woefully unintelligent or the public school system failed you
I mean, this is somewhat of a stretch.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:09 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Of course, ANOTHER day off of work
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:10 am to HT713
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but goddamn did ANYONE here pay attention in history class lmao
I doubt it was part of many curricula.
This post was edited on 6/19/20 at 11:10 am
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:11 am to Mo Jeaux
this would be like someone posting:
average tigerdroppings user:
quote:
Am I the only one who's never heard of, "the battle of little bighorn" until this year?"
average tigerdroppings user:
Posted on 6/19/20 at 11:11 am to BayouCatFan
Could not
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