Juneteenth

Many folks are scratching their heads and asking why all of a sudden are we hearing about Juneteenth? What is Juneteenth? Why is Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn proposing a bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday? If the propagandist who are pushing a political agenda during "Black History Month" rather than truly educating folks about black history, we might  know the meaning of Juneteenth and the answers to the above questions. In a nutshell, it is a holiday celebrating the the Emancipation Proclamation. The Proclamation was an Executive Order signed by Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves in Southern states September 22, 1862. This order did not free men and women of color held in bondage in northern states. Freedom for those slaves did not come about until ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in December of 1865. Slavery was still legal and practiced in the border states of Delaware and Kentucky until that time (the Juneteenth proponents might want to check into that).  Forty-seven of the fifty states recognize Juneteenth in some form or another with the exception of Hawaii, North Dakota, and South Dakota. They will probably cave soon for fear of being branded as RAACISS or some other liberal coercion tactic. Juneteenth was first observed in Texas in April of 1865.  I was aware  of Juneteenth. There are sometimes parades or some other gatherings in larger Southern cities such as Birmingham. There is a Juneteenth rally being held in a small town in the county next to mine today. This is a first for this small town. It also is supposed to be held in conjunction with BLM/ANTIFA march and monument desecration. I find it grossly hypocritical that one group of people wants to celebrate their "history" while destroying that of others. I am all for people being able to celebrate and commemorate their history along with honoring their past. I do feel the huge push this year is being orchestrated to keep the recent riots, violence, and looting "fresh" on the minds of Americans and fodder for the leftist media. Let us wait and see what occurs over the weekend at these "celebrations". I know in the past there has been much violence perpetuated by blacks towards other blacks at unity rallies, birthday parties, funerals, church gatherings,  Kwanzi festivals, etc. I hope there is nothing but goodwill and safety for the participants, bystanders, and citizens and their properties in close proximity. I can say that I will not be going to anyplace this weekend that doesn't have a swimming hole and beer as "Summertime" has arrived in Dixie.

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Summer solstice 2020 in Northern Hemisphere will be at 5:43 PM today.

Just over 15hrs of daylight to enjoy.  Mostly sunny and 92°.

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