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To: agrace

Juneteenth is Martin Luther King Day. Frankly, nothin' much happens that day but it's a paid government holiday and an excuse to eat fried chicken and watermelon.


64 posted on 10/14/2005 4:44:23 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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To: mtbopfuyn

Juneteenth, is June 19th. Martin Luther King, Jr day is in January. Juneteenth has been celebrated for almost 150 years.


72 posted on 10/14/2005 4:47:46 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: mtbopfuyn

Are you from Mars? Juneteenth is most assuredly not Martin Luther King Day.


80 posted on 10/14/2005 4:53:36 PM PDT by olrtex
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To: mtbopfuyn

FYI, Juneteenth was the day the news of emancipation reached the slaves in Texas.


455 posted on 10/15/2005 11:17:19 AM PDT by msdrby (Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen and defended by its citizens.)
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