Mr Reynholm wrote:
BeaArthur wrote:
They passed the bill unanimously. I think that's great, and I'm sure the House of Representatives will also approve it and it will be signed into law.
However, call me a cynic, but I think this is a sop to allow Republicans to tout their support of the black population. True, the Senate has a titular narrow Democratic majority, but that doesn't explain the unanimous support for Juneteenth.
For those not familiar, Juneteenth (shortened form of June 19th) commemorates the day that African-American slavery finally ended in the United States. It actually had been forbidden by law prior to that, but nobody told the slaves in Texas until June 19, 1865.
You can thank the Republicans that the slaves were freed!
Yes, but at the time, they were waving a different flag. Interesting to note, it is the modern Republicans that made the Confederate Monument state holidays. It is also the Republicans that are trying to protect the Confederate names on our military bases and are trying to weaken voting laws to disenfranchise minority voters. The GOP is also attacking teaching our history of slavery and white supremacy as well as groups looking for social equality among racial groups.
19 Jun 2021, 10:56 am
