Happy Juneteenth, however we white people may or may not celebrate it. Of course the Emancipation Proclamation was about two and a half years earlier. Can you imagine being a slave in Texas when one day Union troops come to town saying black folks are free?
“Says who?” asks a suspicious black man.
“Why none other than President Lincoln,” a Union officer responds.
“But I heard someone say Lincoln was shot dead?”
“Well, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation before he died.”
“When did he do such a thing?” the perplexed black man asked.
“Well, actually, it was about two and a half years ago,” the Union officer sheepishly answered.
“Two years ago? Why in the hell did it take so long to let us know? Here we’ve been free for more than two years and nobody bothered to tell us?”
“Sorry about that,” the Union officer apologized, tipping his hat while signaling to his men the need for a quick exit from what was an increasingly embarrassing situation.
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