To the Editor: Like the antebellum South, Donald Trump thrives on racial division and strife, hoping whites will secede from America's "melting pot" to solidify his core base of support and win (or steal) a second term as President.
Juneteenth is a portmanteur for June and 19th. It is an American holiday celebrating June 19, 1865 when a Federal decree freed the last slaves in Texas subsequent to the Civil War and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
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