52 sats \ 46 replies \ @TNStacker 20 Jun \ parent \ on: The Problem with Juneteenth econ
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law, June 17, 2021.
Here are the states that recognize it:
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/09/more-than-half-of-states-now-recognize-juneteenth-as-an-official-holiday/
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That’s a pretty random looking assortment of states.
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Yeah. Arizona held out on MLK forever, so they are doing what they do. I was surprised Tennessee signed on so quickly. California has so many religions and peoples the kind of let people select certain holidays or take days not nationally recognized.
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Why did they hold out so long?
Federal holidays all the states have to accept, right?
Is juneteenth not a national holiday?
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Mississippi celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on MLK Day. Does that answer your question?
Some holidays are Federal and Bank holidays. Some are not. States get to decide.
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I hadn’t heard the Mississippi thing. That’s wild.
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I was living there when MLK Day became a holiday. The first year all the newspapers had Robert E. Lee and Confederate flags on the front page. Today Mississippi and Alabama keep it going refusing to honor King.
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I understand the love they have of an important historical figure, but it seems so insulting to pit him against MLK. Like, why not both? Why create a fight like that?
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You understand the love they have for Robert E. Lee?
I’d say the insult was almost certainly the point.