I Have Never Even Heard Of Juneteenth
@crossbones27 (52952)
Mojave, California
August 3, 2020 5:21pm CST
I guess I am one of those 48 percent. This was pretty mind bending and I like to think I knew a lot of this stuff already, but how far it goes is indeed mind bending.
The bottom line as always is how can you fix the problem if you even refuse to understand it. The bigger problem is do most even care if this is a problem? Its only a problem if it effects them which it does, but they just cannot see it
I do like the first comment because that is the difference of a country trying to get better and a country that is just stuck in its ways.
John Oliver takes a look at how the history of race in America is taught in schools, how we can make those teachings more accurate, and why it’s in everyone'...
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
4 Aug 20
If this is about racism then I do not want to know.
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@crossbones27 (52952)
• Mojave, California
4 Aug 20
Its that but also about our country, think all could learn something but probably not much concern with your country.
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@crossbones27 (52952)
• Mojave, California
4 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I never understood it myself all bleed the same.Its about power and keeping yourself in the higher ranks. So you can say I better than you.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
4 Aug 20
@crossbones27 it's not that I am not concerned because I am not an American. I just don't like racism issues. That is nonsense to me.
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@crossbones27 (52952)
• Mojave, California
3 Aug 20
Indeed, I want to know because what if I am doing something ignorant and just do not know.
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@jstory07 (148749)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Aug 20
@crossbones27 There are lots of things we do not know the truth about and never will.
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@crossbones27 (52952)
• Mojave, California
4 Aug 20
@jstory07 Yeah but still going to look for it, just me though.
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@FourWalls (86765)
• United States
4 Aug 20
I did some checking in the archival newspapers, and Juneteenth wasn't much celebrated by anyone outside of Texas. In fact, there was an article in an Oklahoma paper that said the blacks in Oklahoma ignored it because they'd been "freemen for a long time" (and that was in a 1904 paper!).
Additionally, since the news reached Texas slaves late (two months after the Civil War ended), Juneteenth is unique to Texas. And, truthfully, shouldn't the celebration date be December 6, the day the 13th amendment was ratified?
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@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Aug 20
Nope never ever heard about this before,
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@crossbones27 (52952)
• Mojave, California
4 Aug 20
Pretty informative bit there by John Oliver.
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@crossbones27 (52952)
• Mojave, California
4 Aug 20
It was pretty interesting I thought just how you may need to go relearn what you were taught.
