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Urban Word of the Day ([info]urban_wotd) wrote,
@ 2020-06-19 00:00:00

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Juneteenth

In the US, slavery was officially abolished with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. No one bothered to tell all the slaves in Texas until June 19, 1865, a day commonly celebrated as "Juneteenth."

Every Juneteenth we're reminded just how mean people could be.



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