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Hi Friends,

This week I wanted to share my thoughts on the holiday Juneteenth. It just so happened that I had a crowd at the show that was about 30 percent black and 70 percent white so I thought it would be a great opportunity to talk about Juneteenth.

The holiday marks the knowledge of the freedom of slaves in Texas and making that freedom official under the law. Many slave owners knew slavery was coming to an end so they actually moved to Texas because it was one of the last states to hold out against the Emancipation Proclamation.

There is also a myth that none of the slaves knew they were free until they were told on this day but word had spread and many more slaves had attempted escapes and made plans for how to move on than anyone would think.

There is a painful history with slavery and a ripple effect through time. As much resistance as the attempts of Nat Turner to revolt or Harriet Tubman through the Underground Railroad put up they were no match for a full infrastructure and legal system of enslaving an entire people.

Juneteenth has also been called Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day. By the abolition of slavery except in the case of the incarceration in 13th Amendment America finally made steps to show black people were legally whole people and citizens. Although leaving the loophole is what many, including myself, believe is what made it so important in the south to punish black people harshly in the south with prison time even to this day.

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Video Directed by Jacob Menache
Recorded at The Comedy Club of Kansas City