Its worthwhile to observe the freeing of the slaves with a federal holiday. I had my flag out yesterday like I do for all national holidays. Still, just as MLK Day really ought to be styled "Civil Rights Day" to honor all those of every race who struggled against the apartheid state we once were, Juneteenth should have been named "Emanci…
Its worthwhile to observe the freeing of the slaves with a federal holiday. I had my flag out yesterday like I do for all national holidays. Still, just as MLK Day really ought to be styled "Civil Rights Day" to honor all those of every race who struggled against the apartheid state we once were, Juneteenth should have been named "Emancipation Day." Emancipation didn't happen in just one moment or in one state. It happened after the nation's most bloody war and the amending of the Constitution.
Its worthwhile to observe the freeing of the slaves with a federal holiday. I had my flag out yesterday like I do for all national holidays. Still, just as MLK Day really ought to be styled "Civil Rights Day" to honor all those of every race who struggled against the apartheid state we once were, Juneteenth should have been named "Emancipation Day." Emancipation didn't happen in just one moment or in one state. It happened after the nation's most bloody war and the amending of the Constitution.