Yes, happy Juneteenth, everyone!
If you forgot (like I usually do) what the Juneteenth holiday is, I'm proud to tell you that Juneteenth comemorates the date -- June 19, 1865 -- when African-American slaves in Texas heard the news that they were free, thanks to President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which led to the freedom of all slaves in these United States.
Now, Lincoln made that fateful proclamation on January 1, 1863. It took over two years for those poor bastards to get the news! Talk about snail mail....
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