[Cowboy Bob]

Epic pandering. How many slaves were there in NYC in 1865?

[1Old Pro]

Most organizations simply provide a floating Holiday, so people can have the freedom of choice when celebrating something political or religious. Doesn’t make sense to keep piling up special interest Holidays or eventually there will be no work days.

[ealgeone]

Hey Fredo, the Emancipation Proclamation, 1-1-1863 was the day slavery was ended in the US.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

[wny]

My governor is an idiot

[House Atreides]

Long overdue. After all, government employees don’t get enough days off now. /sarc

[surrey]

What’s next..Kwanzaa totally replacing Christmas?

[rktman]

All or just the blm affiliates.

[READINABLUESTATE]

....a holiday for (black) New York State employees...

White people will be required to report to diversity training boot camp.

[PGR88]

[Principled]

Well I am happy to recognize the day that slaves became free due to Republicans.

I wonder how much of the holiday will be spent discussing how the democrats fought it?

[hanamizu]

June 19 is Juneteenth, the day “commemorating the emancipation of slavery in the United States.”

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Except, of course, that it didn’t. June 19th is when slaves learned of their emancipation in Galveston, Texas. Other slaves heard the news earlier and some later. And no slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in MO, KY, DE, WV, MD or states/counties/parishes under Union control on Jan. !, 1863. They had to wait for their states to outlaw slavery or the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

Facts don’t matter. Only their ‘truths’.

[justme4now]

New York was named after the great Trader of African Slaves ...
The Duke of York
(Also known as King James II).

Short History

The Royal African Company

Chartered by Charles II in 1672 and headed by his brother the Duke of York, for more than two decades the Royal African Company held a monopoly of trade with Africa which included gold, silver and slaves.

From 1680-86, the company transported an average of 5,000 slaves per year, most of which were shipped to colonies in the Caribbean and Virginia.

Thousands of slaves arrived in the New World with the company’s initials branded on their chests.

Why did I think it important to post this very short history of a company that probably few have ever heard of?

New York!

Since the Virtue Signalers are demanding that everything that is offensive to blacks be torn down or renamed .. why not start with New York?

[TangledUpInBlue]

He said start by giving the holiday a proper name.

[mass55th]

There weren’t even any slaves in the New York at the time of the emancipation, but now the State is going to celebrate the freeing of slaves that never existed in New York State?

[Track9]

With all the holidays they get paid for, I doubt there’s many 5 day work weeks left in the year.

[Jeff Chandler]

White employees?

[Bob434]

An executive order ‘celebrating’ the FACT that barely 1/3 of democrats voted to emancipate black folks, while 100% of republicans voted for it- Celebrating the fact that nearly 2/3’s of democrats are racist-

Way to go cuomo- way to highlight your party’s racism

On April 8, 1865, the 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate Republican support 100% Democrat support 37% On June 19, 1865,

[G Larry]

“Juneteenth” is RACIST, as it suggests Blacks can’t articulate June Nineteenth.

[decal]

This is, of course, Donald J’s fault - if he hadn’t originally scheduled the rally in Tulsa on 19 June nobody outside of Texas would even know or care about Juneteenth.