Juneteenth

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

For real, how many of you knew this was an actual thing before say... June 1st, 2020?

[Tgo01]

For real, how many of you knew this was an actual thing before say... June 1st, 2020?

I have literally never heard of it (MAYBE I saw/heard someone use the term "Juneteenth" before but I never realized what it was) until Trump announced his next rally would be held on that day and it was deemed racist to hold political rallies on that day.

[Gelston]

I've known what Juneteenth was for decades. Pretty big thing in Louisiana.

[~Rocktar~]

I knew about it since highschool but not being a SJW, I chose tacos.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Fair. I should have just said you knew about it.

[Stanley Burrell]

Woah.

[Seran]

For real, how many of you knew this was an actual thing before say... June 1st, 2020?

Never heard of it before.

[Archigeek]

There's a lot of history that doesn't get taught in schools, but Juneteenth was covered in my primary school. Just barely. The mass hanging at the end of the Dakota war on the other hand, not a peep about it. In that case, the shame that it happened in Minnesota probably kept it out of the curriculum.

[Candor]

Never heard of it until two days ago.

[Archigeek]

Had never heard of the massacre at Elaine Arkansas before yesterday, and it lead to a landmark Supreme Court ruling:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/death-hundreds-elaine-massacre-led-supreme-court-take-major-step-toward-equal-justice-african-americans-180969863/