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minus-squareKaboomlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 days agoJuneteenth doesnt even mark the end of slavery in the US. Houston was not the last city to hear about the slavery ban. New Jersey had slaves six months after Juneteenth. https://nj.gov/state/historical/his-2021-juneteenth.shtml Its revisionism.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·16 days agoSlavery didn’t really end until 1963 – or hasn’t even ended yet, if you count prison slavery. So what’s your point?
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-216 days agoYou’re the first person I’ve heard claim there were no more slaves after Juneteenth. The power of Juneteenth is that it’s a grassroots celebration by former slaves started the year after they were freed.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 days agoSo there, black people! Stop having your holiday!
Juneteenth doesnt even mark the end of slavery in the US. Houston was not the last city to hear about the slavery ban. New Jersey had slaves six months after Juneteenth.
https://nj.gov/state/historical/his-2021-juneteenth.shtml
Its revisionism.
Slavery didn’t really end until 1963 – or hasn’t even ended yet, if you count prison slavery.
So what’s your point?
You’re the first person I’ve heard claim there were no more slaves after Juneteenth.
The power of Juneteenth is that it’s a grassroots celebration by former slaves started the year after they were freed.
So there, black people! Stop having your holiday!