Sunday is "Juneteenth" 140th Anniversary

[underpants]

http://www.juneteenth.com/

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

--Which the Repubicans not take credit for--

http://policy.house.gov/2005_calendar/jun.cfm

19 Father’s Day
June 19, 1865
On “Juneteenth,” U.S. troops land in Galveston, TX to enforce ban on slavery that had been declared more than two years before by the Emancipation Proclamation

[Straight Shooter]

1. Thanks for the reminder.

When I lived in Texas, it was a significant date for some of the office personnel. They absolutely refused to work that date. It was kind of sacred to them.

I don't blame them. They have the right to this one day, at least, considering all the rights taken away otherwise.

[CatWoman]

2. Thanks, UP

I had a thread in the lounge about this the other day.