I learned about Juneteenth over a decade ago. This isn’t news or sudden to me. The huge hype over it is though, and on the part of all politicians I believe the push is backed by cowardice.
The holiday goes back to the 1860’s, so it’s by no means new, but I don’t think it was widely celebrated for the entirety of its existence. Like with Cinco though, it’s mostly an excuse to have a BBQ and get blitzed.
It never would have happened if they didn’t highlight the fact that Trump originally was going to have his Rally on it.
That’s another explanation for the low turnout last night, was the last-minute change.