Juneteenth

[rustyfingers]

History of the celebration by historian Heather Cox Richardson
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-18-2025-wednesday

I confess I had never heard of it before 5-10 years ago. It's amazing how ignorant I have been for someone who considers herself well educated.

[wtg]

@rustyfingers said in Juneteenth:

I confess I had never heard of it before 5-10 years ago. It's amazing how ignorant I have been for someone who considers herself well educated.

Same here. The Tulsa race massacre was another piece of history that I was completely unaware of until fairly recently.

[rustyfingers]

Same

[Mik]

Been aware of Juneteenth for 40+ years, but had friends from Texas.

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Then there's this...

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/politics/trump-non-working-holidays-juneteenth

[CHAS]

There must be something lower than contempt. ???
I reserve hatred for those I once had respect for.