Juneteenth is supposed to be a joyous occasion that is set aside as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of the institution of slavery in the United States.
is supposed to be a joyous occasion that is set aside as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of the institution of slavery in the United States — even though slavery did not truly end in thefor another six months in December 1865, making it odd to have a day to celebrate the end of slavery when
The holiday’s name is derived from the lexical blend of “June” and “nineteenth.” It marks the anniversary of Union General Gordon Granger’s issuance of General Order No. 3 upon arriving in Galveston,, in 1865. This Order notified the residents of Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves in the state.riots in 2020.
Hughley’s obvious trouble with understanding demographic population totals aside, this is quite a bigoted statement by the actor. Admittedly, it could be an attempt at humor by Hughley. However, if a white person made such a comment, they would be labeled a racist or bigot, so I am going to apply the same logic here. More importantly, however, Hughley wasn’t alone, as others echoed his sentiments.
Abdullah, a former chairwoman of the Department of Pan-African Studies at California State University, and current independent vice presidential candidate , might be shocked to find out that if it weren’t for “white folks,” there wouldn’t be a Juneteenth. This is because hundreds of thousands of “white folks” fought and died in the U.S.Consider just a few of the many other bigoted social media posts about Juneteenth and white people.
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