Cuomo declares Juneteenth state holiday.

[fresch]

2nd gen. on dads side and moms people go way back, funny none had slaves but did indenture family to family on my mothers side.

 

[Bob]

Most people in the North East are children of immigrants , not all, but a lot. Out west you can find older family's None of my family were here before 1900.

My mother's family bought their first land here in 1637. Worked their own land. Never had a slave or a servant.

 

[GOPerfect]

Every time I read or say "Juneteenth", I laugh.

It is a funny word. I am going to incorporate that word into my everyday life.

 

[1075tech]

My mother's family bought their first land here in 1637. Worked their own land. Never had a slave or a servant.

My paternal grandmother's family came here in 1620. My maternal grandmother's family came to NY from NJ in 1795. I recall one census where a "mulatto" is mentioned as being in the household. I have no idea. Even if they did "own" a slave, I have nothing to do with it and I will not apologize for something that I didn't do.

 

[kev74]

Every time I read or say "Juneteenth", I laugh.

It is a funny word. I am going to incorporate that word into my everyday life.

June eleventeenth?

 

[Criticalt]

Any day that I dont get mail or garbage pickup is bullshit.....ban them all.

I also hate driving 30 miles in a snowstorm to find an open gas station on Christmas.

FU Holidays!!