The history of Juneteenth is the history of America. That's what scares Republicans

The history of Juneteenth is the history of America. That's what scares Republicans

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This year, people all over the United States will celebrate the third federal Juneteenth holiday. But the journey to Juneteenth goes back more than a century. It was Sept. 22, 1862, when then-President Abraham Lincoln decreed: That on the first day of January in the year of our lord, one thousand…

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