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nocoincidences

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2. Juneteenth started in Texas.

Reply to MagickMuffin (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:43 AM

Jun 2020

Juneteenth is a Texas state holiday celebrated annually on the 19th of June throughout the United States to commemorate Union army general Gordon Granger announcing federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, proclaiming that all slaves in Texas were now free.

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Three States Have Not Recognized Juneteenth. [View all] Towlie Jun 2020 OP

For all the Texas bashing and bashers . . . . Texas Led The Way MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #1

Juneteenth started in Texas. nocoincidences Jun 2020 #2

Are you proud that Texas concealed the Emancipation Proclamation from its slaves for 2-1/2 years? Towlie Jun 2020 #3

Texas at that time was in revolt Coleman Jun 2020 #5

Living in a red state myself, MontanaMama Jun 2020 #4

My RWNJ BIL owns his own business and usually knocks off at noon on Fridays Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #6

Wow, that'll show 'em central scrutinizer Jun 2020 #8

I'll never understand that kind of hate. Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #9

Thanks. good info. riversedge Jun 2020 #7