{"id":72596,"date":"2021-06-19T09:50:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/anxiousbench\/?p=72596"},"modified":"2021-06-19T10:12:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T14:12:53","slug":"juneteenth-a-holiday-tailor-made-for-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/anxiousbench\/2021\/06\/juneteenth-a-holiday-tailor-made-for-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneteenth: A Holiday “Tailor-Made for History”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Earlier this morning on Twitter Kristin shared a clip of MSNBC host Joy Reid\u2019s interview with historian Annette Gordon-Reed, the author of a new book<\/a> (part history, part memoir) on Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States on the date in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned of their emancipation.<\/p>\n

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.@agordonreed<\/a> on what #Juneteenth<\/a> becoming a federal holiday means: an opportunity to discuss our history. #TheReidOut<\/a> #reiders<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DccSrBsaPn<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The ReidOut (@thereidout) June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n