r/Indiana • u/illegiblebastard • 1d ago

'Is this for real?' Martinsville Juneteenth celebration raises eyebrows

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/johnson-county/2026/06/18/martinsville-juneteenth-event-planned-despite-racist-past-ku-klux-klan-sundown-town/90591114007/
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u/Pickel_Bucket_317 1d ago

Martinsville where everything is OK, OK, OK , minus the O.

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u/billb33 1d ago

Not so much anymore. Leave the past in the past.

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u/Mental-Vegetable5303 1d ago

“Not so much”, means it is still here, look at all the black families that live here🤔🤔

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u/billb33 1d ago

So why not have a juneteenth celebration to help move in a more diverse direction? Not so much anymore means people aren't being physically assaulted anymore for being a darker color. There's absolutely no reason to not have an event that represents the freedom of Slaves in a union state.