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The Flag of Juneteenth (upload.wikimedia.org)
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[–] akhenaten0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Why the date? Why the date?

[–] BlueOyster@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here's an article that explains it better then I can. But essentially its the date slaves were proclaimed free in Texas

[–] akhenaten0@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I know what the date represents. But why not just also write “Juneteenth in the United States to Celebrate the End of Slavery Galveston Texas” as well? Flags are symbolic.

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