[HamiltonJay]

Why does anyone has an issue with celebrating the end of slavery in the United States?

If there is a day worth celebrating the ending of an abhorrent and immoral practice ranks pretty high up there in the course of the country and humanity as a whole.

[piasa]

Yep.

[Magnum44]

When I was growing up, it was called 'emancipation day'. I have no problem with that. What was the purpose of changing it to something from ebonics? Juneteenth?