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Thunderbeast

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3. My flag is flying today!

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Jun 19, 2024, 10:36 AM

Jun 2024

While the motives of the Emancipation Proclamation were not pure, and the underlying racism enabling slavery still haunts our country, freeing the slaves was a watershed moment in our nation's history.

The work toward justice MUST continue. All Americans must stand up to bigotry in all of it's machinations.

JUNETEENTH is a day to recognize what is possible if we shed the curse of racial hatred. Justice is an American value! Fly the flag to celebrate those values.

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Juneteenth isn't just a Black holiday. It's for all Americans [View all] sl8 Jun 2024 OP

🇺🇸 Think. Again. Jun 2024 #1

I was thinking about that this morning over a cup of tea. Harker Jun 2024 #2

My flag is flying today! Thunderbeast Jun 2024 #3

I agree its bold to celebrate it slightlv Jun 2024 #4

Slavery certainly kept the white, non-slaveholding class in poverty. 70sEraVet Jun 2024 #5