Now it is a federal holiday. Our banks were closed yesterday, too.

I've heard that the slave owners didn't want the slaves to know that Lincoln has freed them and the north had won.

i wanted to wear a Confederate Uniform

In Texas we honor Juneteenth. No mail, banks closed, no school, retail stores stay open or close by choice. Texas History was my favorite course in school. But I don't recall hearing or seeing about this two year delay in Texas receiving the news of freeing the slaves. I'll bet that isn't exactly what happened. N

it gave the North the excuse to start the war...

The south first shot was a warning shot because the north refused to give up Sumpter, even though it was clearly in the souther state. The north used that warning to advance, unconstitutionally, federalism and start a war.

I was born, raised and educated in NY (while there was still education). Reading, particularly history, and my ability to reason led me to my conclusions.

exactly why it was created
to divide us

too bad that the South had to fire that first shot.....

I just read an article on Fox that claims we should treat "juneteenth" with the same reverence as Independence Day.

That just perpetuates the problem. if "juneteenth" is given even more importance as "black independence day", it is just another holiday dedicated to divisiveness. I have similar thoughts toward the "black national anthem".

nope
no on was freed by Lincoln
the South had left and he had no power in the South to free anyone
and he had no power to free anyone in the North
read the view of the Late, Great Dr Walther Williams below


https://www.deseret.com/2009/1/21/202...

One has to wonder how this happened. Texas wasn't a slave state, but there were slaves in Texas .I can promise you that! My great great has a town named for him! He sold his plantation in Alabama, freed his workers, and came to Texas, but his 'people' followed him and formed that town which wasn't too far down the road from his Texas land grant. He was a much respected circuit judge.