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Juneteenth Isn’t for Everyone (and It Shouldn’t Be)
STOP RUINING IT
It’s a day to remember the plight and emancipation of the Texas freedmen. The U.S. should get its own national Emancipation Day.
Ernest Owens
Published
Jun. 17 2022
4:32AM EDT
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