Yesterday the federal government declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. I had no idea what that day was and what was its significance. But I read and now I am smarter.
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US.
Ok, fine. Will this be another holiday when people will not go to work, all workplaces will be closed? Or just a day when municipal and government employees get another day off in addition to their multitude of holidays?
Slavery in any shape or form is a terrible thing. But there were historical periods in this world when it was the norm. In Egypt, in ancient Greece, the bed of civilization, in Rome, in several European, Asian, South American and African countries that was the way of life. The week and the conquered became slaves.
Unfortunately, this country also took its place in history as a slave nation. But today, that is all part of the past. There is no need to dwell on it, just remember it and learn from its experience.
Hitler, killed six million Jews in the 1940s. In 1945 the gates of the concentration camps opened and the war was over. The surviving human skeletons were allowed to finally taste freedom.
Why don't we have a national holiday to celebrate this?
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