[Pravious]

Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of emancipation that has been celebrated in the African American community since June 19, 1865, should be a national federal holiday.

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What a load of garbage. If they want to do THAT, why not declare the day of the Emancipation Proclamation a holiday and not the day some guy in Texas first learned of it?

[FatherofFive]

What a load of garbage. If they want to do THAT, why not declare the day of the Emancipation Proclamation a holiday and not the day some guy in Texas first learned of it?

Great point. But we really don’t need more holidays. We need to teach history

[scrabblehack]

The Emancipation Proclamation applied to only areas that were in rebellion. I’m not sure about June 19, but Kirby Smith surrendered May 26 or June 2, 1865.

Maybe there was some other confederate force that surrendered as late as June 19, but whenever it was it would have rendered the EP moot.

It required the 13th Amendment after that to end slavery.
(ratified Dec 6 1865).

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

That date would be Sep 22, 1862. Not that I’m for either but June 19 is when most schools are on Summer vacation. Libs love to force their holidays on schoolkids.

[Verginius Rufus]

I don't know how long black people in Texas have celebrated June 19th but I think it is only in recent years that people outside of Texas have heard of the celebration--and most people probably heard of it for the first time in 2020.

The Emancipation Proclamation is the reason the black people in Texas ceased to be slaves once the federal government regained control of Texas. So they should celebrated the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and make that a holiday.

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863. So make January 1st a holiday.