Thanks for this official government Juneteenth announcement!! I’ve been looking all over for it!
Aaaaaand that's how ya do it.
Lincoln made that proclamation on September 22nd 1862 which was to take effect Jan 1st 1863. The June 19th date is years later when it was publicly announced in Texas. The date that should be a National holiday is when it was announced or when it became effective. And when doing so give attribution to King and other blacks as well as Dirksen and other Republicans who worked to end segregation,
I had never heard of this Juneteenth deal before. Now that it is explained it seems specious at best.
Stupid, but that is where we are in society today. Two years post Emancipation and the Democrats were fighting Reconstruction and murdering blacks. Make the end of the Civil War the day to honor if we have to.