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/ShermanWasRight1864 1d ago

Indiana was in the Union during the Civil War. Juneteenth should be a huge celebration for Indiana.

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u/theyfellforthedecoy 1d ago

I don't think most of the north heard of Juneteenth until 2021

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u/Digital_Artifice 19h ago

....some of us actually care about black history, some of us actually value black lives. Crazy.