BlueOyster@lemmy.world to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Flag of Juneteenthupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageThe Flag of Juneteenthupload.wikimedia.orgBlueOyster@lemmy.world to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareBlueOyster@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoHere’s an article that explains it better then I can. But essentially its the date slaves were proclaimed free in Texas
minus-squareakhenaten0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI know what the date represents. But why not just also write “Juneteenth in the United States to Celebrate the End of Slavery Galveston Texas” as well? Flags are symbolic.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·1 year agoText on a flag, bleh.
Why the date? Why the date?
Here’s an article that explains it better then I can. But essentially its the date slaves were proclaimed free in Texas
I know what the date represents. But why not just also write “Juneteenth in the United States to Celebrate the End of Slavery Galveston Texas” as well? Flags are symbolic.
Text on a flag, bleh.