The bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday passes.

[RickeyM]

Of course there were certain Repubs in the House who didn't agree with it.
Who are the 14 House Republicans who voted against a Juneteenth holiday? And why?
Of course they have various reasons for voting against the bill such as Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky who thinks that

Naming this day 'national independence day' will create confusion and push Americans to pick one of those two days as their independence day based on their racial identity

Can't have certain people opting out of the good ol' 4th of July celebrations now can we? Or is it that certain groups don't want a mention of that little enslavement of an entire race of people thing? Celebrating the end of it is just uh, un-American.

[bobabode]

It's about time.

[bobabode]

Just watched the official signing. Sure made this old hippie proud.

[Oerets]

You know it will be harder now not to teach about this in school.

There will still be the ones who will skip past the whole issue...

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by Oerets

You know it will be harder now not to teach about this in school.

There will still be the ones who will skip past the whole issue...

You underestimate the Reich-Wingers. They are kings of selectively editing history. They seem to have an unending supply of whitewash.

[BlueStreak]

Yes, but GOP propagandists will try to grab credit for the whole thing because of the Senate vote.

"It was all our doing."

Watch.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Yes, but GOP propagandists will try to grab credit for the whole thing because of the Senate vote.

"It was all our doing."

Watch.

In a strange sort of way, the taint of racism on the GOP from Trump's overt racism forced Congressional Republicans to grab on to this fig leaf.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by finnbow

In a strange sort of way, the taint of racism on the GOP from Trump's overt racism forced Congressional Republicans to grab on to this fig leaf.

I had the thought that if it forces them to move away from the bigots in their party, even just a little, it's a good thing. But, then I realized that this would only last until the next election cycle if that long. By then, the moronic bigots will have forgotten all about this and the GOP will start dog-whistling them again, anyways.

[Oerets]

The GQP cult will have a tough time with CRT and this holiday.
Race and this holiday kinda go hand and hand...


Critical race theory
Critical race theory is an academic movement of civil-rights scholars and activists who seek to critically examine the law as it intersects with issues of race and to challenge mainstream liberal approaches to racial justice. Critical race theory examines social, cultural and legal issues as they relate to race and racism.

Wiki

[Pio1980]

Critical race history is accurate.
Of course planter class white conservatives object to any highlighting of it.