Have u heard of JUNETEENTH?

Question

News reports of wild crowds pulling people from cars,one dead. Should this celebration be barred?

Answer 1

I'd vote for it to be barred.

Answer 2

Growing up in Texas, I can't think of a time when I didn't know of Juneteenth, although since I am an Anglo, I never personally celebrated it.

Juneteenth originated in Texas when Union General Gordon Granger belatedly announced the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston on that day in 1865. The emancipated slaves across the state of Texas celebrated their freedom in the years that followed with public ceremonies, picnics, barbecues, and family reunions.

Perhaps the most well-known Juneteenth celebration is the three-day event that takes place on the shores of Lake Mexia in Limestone County (in Central Texas half-way between Dallas and Houston), although the holiday has perhaps spread across the United States because of the festivities that take place around Killeen, Texas, and Fort Hood. Fort Hood, of course, is the largest US military base, and lots of African-American soldiers and their familes are at one time or another stationed there. In 1979, Juneteenth became an official Texas state holiday.

Mexican Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and Irish Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, so no one should also mind if African Americans celebrate their freedom on June 19th. Perhaps in time, Juneteenth festivities also will come to include other Americans as well just as Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick's Day have.

Answer 3

Funny story - three years ago I hadn't heard of Juneteenth. My husband and I were driving into Chicago to go to a Cubs game and were super late. We took an alternate route and ended up getting stopped with only one car ahead of us for the Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade. We were stopped for over an hour and missed a good part of the game. It has become a funny story we share now.

Then, this past weekend we were going into Chicago for a wedding and couldn't figure out the unusual traffic (even for Chicago) and then realized that it was Juneteenth - again!

Anyhow, just thought I would share the fun...

Answer 4

The car crash happened but that has nothing to do with Juneteenth!!!! Some minorities might find your question offensive. Just because this situation happened during Juneteenth it should be banned? I'll tell you this I would go near it with a ten foot pole!!! I think what happened was horrible. I heard a report that the driver ran over a child and a mob killed the passenger who was trying to protect the driver. ANIMALS.

Answer 5

june 19th 1865 is the date that word of the emancipation of the slaves reached the shores of galveston. the significance of this date is that the rest of the country recieved the word a year and a half prior to 6-19. it is a day to celebrate our freedom of slavery.

of course juneteenth should not be barred. why can't we have a day to commemorate our release from the bondage of slavery?

i know you're just trying to stir up the pot but i thought i would take this opportunity to share a bit of history with people who maybe hadn't heard of juneteenth.

Answer 6

I hadn't heard that, but I have heard of juneteenth...maybe it should just be controled better. I don't think that they can ban a day....it is a celebration of the end of slavery.

Answer 7

juneteenth is where they let te african americans free and i dont realy think that it should be barred because thats there day to celebrate and and why should that celebration be arred when there is alot of killing on other holidays

Answer 8

we just had a cook out for juneteenth!!! we didn't get THAT crazy though. i think it should be supervised better but not totally barred.