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Originally Posted by Kate*
My issue with it is that we're celebrating our realization and reversal of one of, if not the most egregious policies in history. Most of our other federal holidays are recognizing things like becoming independent, our workforce, our military, etc. and this one is just celebrating the fact that we fixed our own screw up. It just doesn't sit right.
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It's a holiday that many African Americans celebrate and have been celebrating for years. They deserve this holiday to be recognized. This was a momentous event for them and we haven't acknowledged it the way they have
This is a holiday celebrating the beginning of African Americans freedom from slavery. It is something they deserve to have recognized but the USA chose not to so they celebrated it on their own.
Here's an article I came across that discusses one woman's fight to make juneteenth a recognized holiday
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/10074...tional-holiday