I'm pretty sure I was out of law school before I ever heard of it. And that wasn't from a shortage of studying the Civil War era. My guess is that awareness of the day as a holiday was a lot lower in the North.https://twitter.com/itsjay_luh/status/1141341242091081728 …
Having this same discussion on my FB page. The Obama administration didn't mention it on social media until 2014. I'm showing roughly the same number of @Google mentions pre-2011 as there have been in the last week. Something is behind this push; politics or money, IMO.pic.twitter.com/EsFqh8IjMx
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It's called social awakening. And, it's about time. African Americans enslaved in Texas not informed of the
#EmancipationProclamation until years later and not until federal troops arrive, months after war's end. Worse, they are told to continue to worker for their former mastersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Why are you having this discussion?
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And why do you assume there is “something behind” this date being recognized by people? It’s literally been a state holiday in Texas since 1980.
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