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Spinoff thread- Juneteenth?
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:49 pm
Before the huge propaganda campaign lately, who on this board actually believes that "Juneteenth" was some major nationally recognized and widely celebrated holiday within the black community or the population at large?
This post was edited on 7/2/20 at 6:50 pm
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Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:50 pm to DeusVultMachina
I'd only heard of it because it's a uniquely Texas thing.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:50 pm to DeusVultMachina
it wasn't even widely celebrated in texas
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:52 pm to DeusVultMachina
Never heard of it before last month. My head hurts when I read it. WTF.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:55 pm to DeusVultMachina
I heard that President Obama, in eight years in office, spoke of "Juneteenth" publicly exactly zero times.
CNN, before May 2020 referenced it once or twice in 35+ years on air!
CNN, before May 2020 referenced it once or twice in 35+ years on air!
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:56 pm to DeusVultMachina
It was a big deal here in Texas
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:56 pm to DeusVultMachina
I've gone to cookouts for it 20 years and running. Yall know me on this board. I'm as MAGA as it gets. For my br people, they called it family day in the park here, always on juneteenth.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 6:57 pm to BigEdLSU
Posted on 7/2/20 at 7:08 pm to DeusVultMachina
The slaves weren't freed nationwide till December, so it's a pretty stupid fricking idea
Posted on 7/2/20 at 8:06 pm to DeusVultMachina
quote:
Before the huge propaganda campaign lately, who on this board actually believes that "Juneteenth" was some major nationally recognized and widely celebrated holiday within the black community or the population at large?
I first learned of it in Texas. As a (mostly East) Texas thing. My black coworkers in Alabama hadn't heard of it at the time. They didn't believe there was a holiday where everyone drank Big Red.
I would have thought the Emancipation Proclamation date would have been a bigger deal than Juneteenth, but I definitely understand why it's more celebrated in Texas. It's a big deal.
This post was edited on 7/2/20 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 7/2/20 at 8:07 pm to DeusVultMachina
Been big in Texas as long as I can remember
This post was edited on 7/2/20 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 7/2/20 at 8:08 pm to TigerCruise
quote:it's like cinco de mayo
The slaves weren't freed nationwide till December, so it's a pretty stupid fricking idea
they needed a slavery day, so they took one that was convenient
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