Posted on 06/19/2024 3:27:52 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities.
People who never gave the June 19 holiday more than a passing thought may be asking themselves, is there a “right” way to celebrate Juneteenth?
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers:
Is Juneteenth a solemn day of remembrance or more of a party?
It just depends on what you want. Juneteenth festivities are rooted in cookouts and barbecues. The important thing is to make people feel they have options on how to observe the occasion, said Dr. David Anderson, a Black pastor.
What if you’ve never celebrated Juneteenth?
Anderson never did anything on Juneteenth in his youth. He didn’t learn about it until his 30s.
What kind of public Juneteenth events are going on around the country?
Search online and you will find a smorgasbord of gatherings in major cities and suburbs all varying in scope and tone.
Are there special foods served on Juneteenth?
Aside from barbecue, the color red has been a through line for Juneteenth food for generations. Red symbolizes the bloodshed and sacrifice of enslaved ancestors.
Does how you celebrate Juneteenth matter if you aren’t Black?
Dr. Karida Brown, a sociology professor at Emory University whose research focuses on race, said there’s no reason to feel awkward about wanting to recognize Juneteenth just because you have no personal ties or you’re not Black. In fact, embrace it.
What are other names used to refer to Juneteenth?
Over the decades, Juneteenth has also been called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Black Fourth of July and second Independence Day among others.
Is there a proper Juneteenth greeting?
It’s typical to wish people a “Happy Juneteenth” or “Happy Teenth.”
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Any kind of mention of his fake holiday lasted about 3 years. Now it’s a day where the bank is closed and I don’t get any mail. People already forgot about it .
The first thing to do is to read the text of General Orders, Number 3. And ponder what you have read.
GENERAL ORDERS, NUMBER 3
The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them, becomes that between employer and hired labor. The Freedmen are advised to remain at their present homes, and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts; and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.
Oooo .. maybe I can re-use my Kwaanza candles?!?! Shouldn’t Juneteenth last for an entire week?
I haven’t even taken down my kwazna decorations yet, I’d better get busy!
I grew up in Detroit and taught in its mostly black school system. Never heard a mention of any Juneteenth holiday. Not until a couple years ago.
MLK Jr. Day, Black History Month, Kwanzaa, Juneteenth — a lot of Commie ‘RAT pandering for 13% of the vote.
Since I do sometimes feel like a slave to work, F it I am taking the day off!
Yes, because it’s just Black Americans.
Good grief.
Was this written by a white female kindergarten teacher???
No kidding.
I suppose that dumbing-down is appropriate, considering the intended audience.
No mail today (packages delayed), no banking today. Disruptions, disruptions...
Robert E. Lee day is sacred to me...
My advice to my fellow FReepers on how to get through this ‘Juneteenth’ thing is as follows: Remember, and dwell on, two important things: 1) June 19th is also National Martini Day. Gin and Vermouth are both pretty cheap, so you got no excuse. and 2) Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were both executed on this date in 1953 (see post #3). They were a husband and wife Russian spy team who were tried and convicted of Espionage for giving American atomic bomb secrets to the Russians. Aaah for the good old days. Anyway, just dwell on those two things, and you’ll make it through tomorrow okay.
My corporation started pandering after the Floyd riots and made it a full company holiday. It quietly went back to a secondary holiday this year, which means most will work and get a comp day for later.
If the whole story was known, it is a great holiday.
Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas after years of fighting democrats.
The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree of the Republican President of the USA.
This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.
It is a holiday for freedom loving Republicans of all skin shades.
I always assumed it was just a Texas thing. Hard to believe it is now a national holiday.
We shouldn't just be "getting through it".
We should join the celebration and tell the real story the "media" conveniently forgets.
If the whole story was known, it is a great holiday.
Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas after years of fighting democrats.
The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree of the Republican President of the USA.
This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.
It is a holiday for freedom loving Republicans of all skin shades.
Four of my Republican ancestors, 2 from NH and 2 from VT, died in the fight to free the slaves from their democrat masters.
I already celebrated when I first woke up 🚽
I’m having fried chicken and watermelon. Washing it down with a couple bottles of Night Train.
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