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Happy Freedom Day! - sanantone - 06-19-2022
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
RE: Happy Freedom Day! - Alpha - 06-19-2022
I'm glad it was made an official holiday. Unfortunately, that means commercialization
Juneteenth 2022: How Major Companies Are Trying to Profit Off the Holiday | Teen Vogue
RE: Happy Freedom Day! - Flelm - 06-20-2022
When I was looking up why Juneteenth is called that, I found that some southern states celebrate Confederate Memorial Day as a holiday... Really? Sorry if my Yankee sensibilities offend anyone...
RE: Happy Freedom Day! - LevelUP - 06-20-2022
Juneteenth isn't something that so-called "woke" made up recently. It does have a long history.
In June 1980, Juneteenth became an official holiday in Texas. So if you live in Texas you would probably have heard of Juneteenth.
Here are some historical articles.
2009
https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/juneteenth-celebrating-the-final-end-of-u-s-slavery/article_29202dbd-8ec6-5a33-9c47-7a7307a6f210.html
2018
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dollychugh/2018/06/19/whats-juneteenth-a-guide-to-celebrating-americans-second-independence-day/?sh=10c2fa716021
RE: Happy Freedom Day! - dfrecore - 06-20-2022
I knew about Juneteenth back in 1989 in CA, so it's definitely not new, nor is it a Texas-only thing.