With my limited knowledge .....  for Juneteenth.

i had never heard of it until about 4 or 5 years ago...live and learn

It's always been a well-attended event and/or events here. There are parades, dances, arts and crafts, etc. I don't remember when it started, but several years ago.

There was a very small paragraph describing and a photo of folks celebrating “Juneteenth” in the history books in school, back in Texas when I was in elementary school, late 1980’s/early 90’s. And I knew that my black friends would go off and bbq with their friends and families for it. That was about it. I think because it was an event that took place in Texas…that was about the only place some folks celebrated.

Unless I am mistaken.

Was anybody else out there celebrating “Juneteenth” in the 1980’s….outside of Texas?

Guess not…

.... or they're just ignoring you.   

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Originally posted by Texican65

There was a very small paragraph describing and a photo of folks celebrating “Juneteenth” in the history books in school, back in Texas when I was in elementary school, late 1980’s/early 90’s. And I knew that my black friends would go off and bbq with their friends and families for it. That was about it. I think because it was an event that took place in Texas…that was about the only place some folks celebrated.

Unless I am mistaken.

Was anybody else out there celebrating “Juneteenth” in the 1980’s….outside of Texas?

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I grew up in lily white Iowa in the 50s, 60s. I think there was only one black man living within a 50 mile radius of me. The first black person I ever met and knew was when I went into the Navy, and there wasn't much celebrating in the Navy, except when we went over the equator. And even when I came back, in the 80s and 90s, there still was not a significant black population. Let's face it, there isn't a whole lot to attrack people to Iowa. So I don't think that I was in a position where I would be aware of any Juneteenth celebration until the advent of the internet and I became aware that there was a Junteenth.

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Originally posted by BG Banjo

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Originally posted by Texican65

There was a very small paragraph describing and a photo of folks celebrating “Juneteenth” in the history books in school, back in Texas when I was in elementary school, late 1980’s/early 90’s. And I knew that my black friends would go off and bbq with their friends and families for it. That was about it. I think because it was an event that took place in Texas…that was about the only place some folks celebrated.

Unless I am mistaken.

Was anybody else out there celebrating “Juneteenth” in the 1980’s….outside of Texas?

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I grew up in lily white Iowa in the 50s, 60s. I think there was only one black man living within a 50 mile radius of me. The first black person I ever met and knew was when I went into the Navy, and there wasn't much celebrating in the Navy, except when we went over the equator. And even when I came back, in the 80s and 90s, there still was not a significant black population. Let's face it, there isn't a whole lot to attrack people to Iowa. So I don't think that I was in a position where I would be aware of any Juneteenth celebration until the advent of the internet and I became aware that there was a Junteenth.

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hey i live in north carolina and i went over 60 years and never heard of it till recently. now that i know what it is ,, i can't figure out why it hasn't been a larger part of the publics awareness.    i mean this is a day of jubilee !!!     like when moses led his people out of bondage....

My suspicion is that it's some combination of it being proclaimed a federal/national/??  holiday in 2021 AND mainstream media giving us "... everything you need to know." [cough, cough]

the conglomerate hospital my wife works for last year took away Good Friday and now officially observe MLK b-day.... its still a paid day off. but to their credit they are 28% black employees.