Plus: Since the First Juneteenth, Black Americans Have Struggled to Participate in Elections. Now, We Must Defend Election Integrity.
June 19 2021
Happy Juneteenth from Washington, where interest in finding out how the pandemic began seems to be growing by the day. Victor Hanson weighs in on what the unanswered questions mean for U.S. relations with China. Plus: clean elections resonate with black Americans; the family message of Juineteenth; a school district erases the names of holidays; and Larry Elder considers the importance of fathers. On this date in 1865, Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas with news: The Civil War is over and slavery in America is abolished. Don’t forget, tomorrow is Father’s Day.
On the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth, protecting the integrity of an electoral system that black Americans have struggled so hard to participate in is more important than ever.
Speaking about Juneteenth, Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James notes that when many of the slaves learned of their freedom, the first thing they did was set out to find their families.
"We're getting to a point where it's becoming acceptable to sanitize American history and our shared, diverse culture to please a small politically correct minority," says a New Jersey lawmaker.
