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lee · 10-29-2007, 08:22 PM

don't know about Lumpers but Juneteenth is a black celebration when the word that Lincoln freed the slaves reached the shores of Texas. It took about a year for the word to reach Texas back then. It is said to be June 19. You can read more about Juneteenth here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

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10-29-2007, 08:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
lee Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 2,911	don't know about Lumpers but Juneteenth is a black celebration when the word that Lincoln freed the slaves reached the shores of Texas. It took about a year for the word to reach Texas back then. It is said to be June 19. You can read more about Juneteenth here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth lee\c Last edited by lee; 10-29-2007 at 08:28 PM.