Let's Talk About Juneteenth

             So you may be wondering what is the big deal? Why were law makers arguing and debating about this being a national holiday? (apparently it didn't get passed last year) This post won't be long because I'm sure a lot of you have heard about this in mainstream media this past week, but I want to briefly mention the origin of Juneteenth. For starters, Juneteenth is the official day that slaves in Galveston, Texas were told that they were free by General Granger in 1865. Why is this a big deal? It's a big deal because the other states under Confederate control found out they were free in the year 1863. In Texas, Juneteenth was made an official holiday in 1979. Now in 2021, it has officially been declared as a national holiday. President Joe Biden wrote it into law on June 17, 2021.  However, Americans have been celebrating July 4th (our independence day) and honoring our freedom from Britain control. You would think that this didn't even need to be debate. In my city, there was a Juneteenth  celebration event and it got a lot more notoriety this year than in previous years. This is good, because it's becoming more normalized and our history isn't being covered up. We just ate cookout food and had meaningful conversation. Maybe next year I'll try to get my family to do a big event! Are you going to celebrate it now that it's a national holiday?

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