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What is Juneteenth – and should it be a federal holiday? ‘In 1921, a white mob burned “Black Wall Street” down. We still feel that legacy today’ Juneteenth: activists inherit historic battle for racial justice Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 1.20pm BST A new ABC News/Ipsos poll neatly illustrates national divides over race issues and one issue in particular, the need – or not – to rename US military bases named for Confederate generals, from Fort Bragg in North Carolina to Fort Benning in Georgia and on. The Confederacy, remember, was composed of states which seceded from the United States and fought a brutal four-year civil war, that they might maintain African American slavery. They lost, but their leaders have been given a lasting place in US culture nonetheless. Black Americans (72%) are more than five times as likely to back reparations than whites (14%) and over twice as likely than Hispanics (34%). 1.01pm BST In Decatur, north-east of Atlanta last night, a Confederate monument which had stood since 1908 came down amid cheers from onlooking protesters. The Associated Press reports: The stone obelisk was lifted from its base with straps amid jeers and chants of “Just drop it!” from onlookers, who were kept a safe distance by sheriff’s deputies. DeKalb County spent several years trying to rid itself of the Lost Cause monument erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908. A marker added last September says the monument was erected to “glorify the ‘lost cause’ of the Confederacy” and has “bolstered white supremacy and faulty history.” Related: Kentucky Confederate statue removal reveals evidence of Jim Crow past 12.32pm BST …and welcome to the Juneteenth edition of our live blog, covering US politics, protests against police brutality and systemic racism, the continuing coronavirus pandemic and more. 19 June is the day which commemorates the end of slavery in the US, after the civil war in 1865. It’s not a federal holiday, though 47 states and Washington DC do mark it. Trump said a black Secret Service agent told him the meaning of Juneteenth as the president was facing criticism for initially planning to hold his first campaign rally in three months on the day. That lack of knowledge did not stop Trump claiming that his Tulsa rally had greatly helped popularise the holiday – which is already commemorated or observed by 47 states and the District of Columbia. Related: In 1921, a white mob burned ‘Black Wall Street’ down. We still feel that legacy today | Hannibal B Johnson Continue reading…
