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Who is Juneteenth For?

Who is Juneteenth For?

can we enjoy it without being cancelled?

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Joshua Ferguson
Jun 20, 2023
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Who is Juneteenth For?
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Juneteenth is an odd holiday and it’s recent appointment to the national calendar comes at a weird time for race relations in America.

It’s an interesting holiday in that it’s regional in nature, specific to Galveston, Texas. The short version is that the holiday revolves around the Union army going to Texas to, basically, double down on the premise that…

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