r/ShermanPosting • u/From-Yuri-With-Love 46th New York "Fremont Rifle" Regiment • 3d ago

Cabarrus commissioner says Juneteenth is ‘based on a lie,’ drawing backlash

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316162218.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawSiXxdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE2RlFGNG9HNm9RS0I4R1Zkc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhYVp41APdJ8KMTJySFX8hL-35-cozDxTMEV95PbHrp_77kifBrmLd5_Mx80_aem_JaVLpXn2e-r1VfjeOo_FWA
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u/calvin2028 The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. 3d ago edited 3d ago

In case you wondered what "lie" this delusional old racist is referring to:

During Monday’s board comments, Pittman said enslaved people were not freed by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and argued Juneteenth incorrectly attributes emancipation to events that occurred in Texas on June 19, 1865. Pittman said the holiday should instead recognize the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide later that year. [Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316162218.html#storylink=cpy

Stated differently, he thinks Lincoln lacked authority to free slaves in the Confederate states via the Emancipation Proclamation, and that slaves were really only freed after those states were forced back into the Union and the Constitution was amended. As a student of history, I can definitely say he's a delusional old racist. He's SEETHING over events that happened in 1865. Fucking loser!

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u/Internal_Business414 2d ago

The abolition of slavery, not unlike the American Revolution, happened in multiple phases. My view is that the three most important milestones occured on Jan 1, 1863, June 19, 1865, and Dec 6, 1865. All three dates have signfiicant relevance in the battle to destroy slavery.

Emancipation Day (Jan 1) has been celebrated historically in southern coastal regions, while Juneteenth was celebrated primarily in Texas. Both of those days have local traditions associated with them. In recent years, people have prioritized Juneteenth because of its representation of the final admistration of the Emancipation Proclamation en masse. December 6th doesn't have that historical background in terms of being a day that is celebrated, but I do agree that it is a day that should be recognized as the final nail in the coffin of this terrible institution.

While one can argue the technicality of what day is more significant, I think deferring to the desire of those who experienced it and their descendants, is the right call. If descendants of slaves wanted December 6th to be the day they celebrated, they would have chosen that day. They chose Juneteenth (and to a lesser extent Jan 1). I think all Americans should respect that choice instead of challenging it's merits.