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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's understandably a bigger deal in the south, since most northern slaves had criminalized slavery way earlier. It's the equivalent of Emancipation Day for the Confederate states.[/quote]

It is gaining popularity all over the U.S. I guess you're not following the news related to Juneteenth...

Nike, Twitter and Square have made it a paid holiday for their employees within the last week. 47 states now recognize Juneteenth as a holiday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/business/nike-juneteenth-holiday-trnd/index.html
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-world/twitter-makes-juneteenth-company-holiday/507-ba70222e-0ba0-4871-821e-9b0a00437870[/quote]

Sorry, I think that it's a great thing that it's catching on in the sense that it recognizes & celebrates the official end of slavery in the US. It would make sense for it to become a Federal holiday. All I meant is that it's not surprising that *previously* it wasn't as big a deal in non-Confederate states, since the day did not have the same legal meaning in those states. Like, of course, NY state would not have made that specific day a NY state holiday.[/quote]

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