Chattanooga cuts 4th of July budget and decided to split the budget to give half to next year's Juneteenth event.

[Desperado]

In years past, Chattanooga celebrated the fourth with Pops on the River.
However, this year the city decided to split the budget to give half to next year's Juneteenth event. I guess the city decided that Juneteenth was equal to Independence Day
https://www.local3news.com/.../article_0b208ab2-1ae2-11ee...

 

[excalibur]

Yep, what the left is aiming for.

Take a day, Juneteenth, that has no national meaning, and use it to supplant Independence Day.

 

[yidnar]

In years past, Chattanooga celebrated the fourth with Pops on the River.
However, this year the city decided to split the budget to give half to next year's Juneteenth event. I guess the city decided that Juneteenth was equal to Independence Day
https://www.local3news.com/.../article_0b208ab2-1ae2-11ee...

hope they aint gonna throw a block party !

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Yep, what the left is aiming for.

Take a day, Juneteenth, that has no national meaning, and use it to supplant Independence Day.

You mean it has no national meaning for white racist, but it has a lot of meaning to her folks of color. I remember the same white racist whining and moaning when they made MLK's birthday and national holiday.

 

[excalibur]

You mean it has no national meaning for white racist, but it has a lot of meaning to her folks of color. I remember the same white racist whining and moaning when they made MLK's birthday and national holiday.

You don't even know the origins of “Juneteenth”. It has no national meaning.

And I laugh at people like you who trash King's 'content of character' because you still push affirmative action, quotas, and other race-based programs.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

You don't even know the origins of "Juneteenth". It has no national meaning.

No, you don't know the origins of "Juneteenth" Tell me Excalibur, what were black folks doing on the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, 7th or 8th 4th of July.

 

[excalibur]

No, you don't know the origins of "Juneteenth" Tell me Excalibur, what were black folks doing on the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, 7th or 8th 4th of July.

You are, as always, ineducable.

Slavery ended in December 1865 with the proclamation of the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

“Juneteenth” was merely a day when a Union officer informed slaves in Texas that Lincoln had freed them with the Emancipation Proclamation. It has no other meaning.

Free blacks were doing many things on 'the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, 7th or 8th 4th of July.'

 

[Sunni Man]

Blacks are around 12% of the population.
So they should only be allocated that percentage of the city budget to celebrate their pretend holiday.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

You are, as always, ineducable.

Slavery ended in December 1865 with the proclamation of the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

“Juneteenth” was merely a day when a Union officer informed slaves in Texas that Lincoln had freed them with the Emancipation Proclamation. It has no other meaning.

Free blacks were doing many things on 'the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, 7th or 8th 4th of July.'

So were they still slaves when the Union Officer informed them they were no longer slaves? It is amazing how you white cowards try to make it seem as though slavery wasn't really no big deal. How many free blacks were there on July 4th 1778, 79, 80, 81? Were they celebrating as equals to white citizens?

 

[Desperado]

You mean it has no national meaning for white racist, but it has a lot of meaning to her folks of color. I remember the same white racist whining and moaning when they made MLK's birthday and national holiday.

Most of America had never heard of this small Texas town holiday before the summer of blm. Now they want to replace independence day to pacify 12% of the population

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Most of America had never heard of this small Texas town holiday before the summer of blm.

Of course they haven't and that is how folks like you want to keep it.

Now they want to replace independence day to pacify 12% of the population.

Yea we heard the same weak ass argument when MLK's Birthday became a national holiday.