slothrop @lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago[politics] ya but, at least Juneteenth still lives! herp-a-derp!lemmy.caimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down126
arrow-up1215arrow-down1image[politics] ya but, at least Juneteenth still lives! herp-a-derp!lemmy.caslothrop @lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 days agoIt’s only “based on race” because slavery was based on race. It’s the end of slavery, not “Black people day.” That’s like saying July 4th is “all about the British.”
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It’s only “based on race” because slavery was based on race. It’s the end of slavery, not “Black people day.”
That’s like saying July 4th is “all about the British.”