Working, as I do on most Federal Holidays. I actually forgot this was Juneteenth until I saw your post :-)
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I'll spend the day in solemn reflection for the transgressions of my ancestors


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I remember that one year when I got this day off
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It is also the anniversary of General Greene's death.

One of America's finest heroes.
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Every ethnicity should have celebrated holiday. Then we won't ever have to work
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So, what are we actually supposed to be celebrating today? I honestly don't know...
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The end of slavery in the US.
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:-)
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It's true. They need to hurry the fuck up with Indigenous People's Day.

Get that fuck Columbus out of the mix and give people another day off work to get back in touch with the 1/32 part of them that's Cherokee
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Also:

On June 19, 1775, George Washington received his commission as commander in chief of the Continental army from the delegates assembled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Move to south Dakota
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On a holiday such as this I will celebrate by having the following for dinner....



Along with a cold one...


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Just looked it up. Yep, end of slavery as the last state to hold out on enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation (Texas) freed their slaves on June 19th 1865.

I mean, OK, that's a worthwhile thing to celebrate I suppose. More important than probably Columbus Day, or at least as important.

I'm at work, but there are plenty of people I know who have the day off. I'm sure as time goes on they will make more and more of a big deal out of it.
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I have today off!!!
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