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Racists Hate Juneteenth... Which Is Why It Exists.
You can tell a lot about people by the things that outrage them.
As I write this, it’s Juneteenth, and all over America, from neighborhood social media sites all the way to Congress, profoundly bothered white people are engaged in wild histrionics over the fact that our nation acknowledges the event as a holiday.
Of course, this anger is a confession of sorts. It’s also an ironic and sad reminder that in the hearts of so many who call this place home, little has changed in 161 years. That’s the entire reason we’re here.
Juneteenth marks the day on June 19th, 1865, when Federal troops arrived…
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