Juneteeth IS a Texas tradition since 1866.
It should remain a Texas Holiday!
IMHO
Posted on 07/01/2020 5:22:03 PM PDT by rintintin
July 4th or Independence Day is a federal holiday set aside to observe the signing of the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to what we know as the United States of America as an independent nation. It is commemorated with fireworks, family gatherings, and cookouts. However, while America was celebrating newfound independence, blacks were still enslaved. Every year many African-Americans celebrate this holiday in some way and overlook June 19th, affectionately known as Juneteenth.
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Senate Republicans are not defenders of America
Senate Republicans are mostly on the other side.
Juneteenth was only ever a thing in Texas.
Watermelon
Juneteeth IS a Texas tradition since 1866.
It should remain a Texas Holiday!
IMHO
These dumbasses don’t realize that if it weren’t for July 4th their black asses would still be in servitude.
Truman Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. It is celebrated May 8 in Missouri as a state holiday.
It’s just for Missourians, no need to push it onto the rest of the country for political purposes.
Agreed. Do not give one inch to these pathetic absurd jackasses.
“Affectionately”? How about “STUPIDLY called ‘Juneteenth’”.
No. This, historically, was the day the last slaves were freed in the Confederate States of America. Do not attempt to look up this reference to “Confederate States of America” in history books. Those references were removed some time back.
Slaves in the United States of America were held in - well, held in slavery - until sometime later.
At some point in the last three weeks, Microsoft updated my Outlook 2016 Calendar to show Juneteenth as a holiday. I permanently deleted them.
Sure. Celebrate Juneteenth. And thank a Republican.
“Hey, can somebody fish up the stock photo we use for stories about blacks?”
Women couldn’t vote till 1920. Look for feminists to call for an appropriate superseding holiday.
ENOUGH!
Question for you - Have you considered having your at least half of your comments be attacks on DemocRATS and DemocRAT ideas? The great bulk of your comments seem to be attacks on, snark about and/or attempts to demoralize Republicans. You’re not a troll by any chance are you?
I’ll have to keep an eye out to see if I’m mistaken...or NOT mistaken.
I’m glad Tucker Carlson called out those two “conservative” bozos who are pushing to make “Juneteenth” a holiday and get rid of Columbus Day. If this happens, it will be seen as a major victory for Antifa/BLM.
And they won’t be satisfied. They will then demand that May Day be made a national holiday.
If the American Colonies had remained a part of the British Empire, they would have been freed in 1833.
I’ll have to keep an eye out “
You sound like a self appointed a Middle School hall monitor.
I think I’ll pass on celebrating that holiday. Bring on the 4th!
Nothing is more demoralizing to Republican voters than to see their champions go back on their promises once they are elected and safely in office. And it is especially aggravating to see "conservatives" from solid Red states like Oklahoma and Indiana supinely caving in to the demands of the Marxist Left. As the country-western singer Jim Nesbitt has noted,
They'll promise you this, promise you that,
But when they get in, they'll leave you flat.
Won't even know you.
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