Yep, grew up in the South. Heard about MLK, Black History Month, slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, de-segregation, etc. It was the focus of most of my history in school. I had to look up "Juneteenth" a couple weeks ago. I don't have much problem with black people wanting to celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation, but it's not something they always did. It's also a fucking stupid name for it.
Yep, grew up in the South. Heard about MLK, Black History Month, slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, de-segregation, etc. It was the focus of most of my history in school. I had to look up "Juneteenth" a couple weeks ago. I don't have much problem with black people wanting to celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation, but it's not something they always did. It's also a fucking stupid name for it.
Exactly. Juneteenthis a terrible name. Call it Emancipation Day. That way, everyone knows what it is.