The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Revisiting Dulcé Sloan's Case for Making Juneteenth a National Holiday

Episode Date: June 19, 2021

From June 2020, Dulcé Sloan clarifies common misconceptions about how Juneteenth came about and why it should be a national holiday. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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There are many Americans who don't know what Juneteenth is. And if you're one of those people, Dulce Sloan is here to explain it in her new segment, Dul Sayayan. Juneteen. June 10th, the day we celebrate slavery officially ending in America. Or if you're gone with the wind fan, a day of morning. Now you might be thinking the end of slavery. So this is about the Emancipation Proclamation. Nope. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 didn't of slavery. So this is about the Emancipation Proclamation. Nope. The Emancipation Proclamation

of 1863 didn't end slavery. Slavery didn't even end when the Civil War was over in 1865. In reality it took two months after the Civil War ended for the Union Army to get into all the slave states and free the slaves. When it came to giving out freedom, white people ran on CP time. But on June 19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the the the th, the the thi.eei.a, the the thiiii.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a, thiii.a, thii, thi, th, the slaves. When he came to give them freedom, white people ran on CP time. But on June 19, 1865, a Union General named Gordon Granger Occupied Texas, the last slave state and declared all of its slaves free. He's an American hero. And he looks like the barista at my coffee shop. I'm going to have to thank him next time I order a Macchiato. And freeing the slaves in Texas was especially important because although Texas was the the the the the the the the the the the the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last to to the last the last the last to to to 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18. the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last state. the the the last state. the their their their their their their their their their their the last state state. their their their the last state state. the the thechiato. And freeing the slaves in Texas was especially important because although Texas was the last state to be emancipated, it had a ton of slaves. It was blacker than a family reunion in Waconda.

That's because during the war, a lot of slave owners ship their slaves to Texas for state keeping, knowing the trucks that far. They were basically treating Texas like the couch cushions you hide your weed in when the cops come. Officer, I didn't know. I got this couch on Craigslist. It came with the weed. Of course, even though we celebrate Juneteenth as the end of slavery, it took many more months and a military occupation to actually enforce it. Because it's one thing to tell people they can't have slaves. It's another thing think to to to to to to to to to to be a the to be a their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. If. If their. their their their. their. A. their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. C. I. C. I. C. I. I's. C. C. I. C. I. I. I's. I. C. I. C. I. I. I. I's their. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I's the the the the the the the the the the the. I's the. I's te. I's te. C. I'm toda. I'm today. I'm te. I'm te. te. toda. te. today. today. I'm. I'm the today. I's. I'm to tell people they can't have slaves is another thing to go door-to-door like, hey, you paying these guys? Because if not, this better be a big ass sleepover.

And all this still didn't free slaves in Union territories. That didn't happen until the 13th Amendment. Yeah, that's right. There were Union states with slaves. Imagine, living in New Jersey and being a slave, that's one human rights violation on top of another. Either way, black people in Texas recognized June 19th as the day they were liberated. They organized the first celebration of Juneteenth, then over time it spread as black people migrated.

And today, it's celebrated by black folks around the country. June team celebrations have evolved and become a real way to pay homage to those who came before us. It is a representation of our freedom where we can all come together on one street, close down the city to represent the culture. You see, that's why Juneteenth is my favorite independence day. It goes Junete, Independence Day with Will Smith, then the 4th of July. I'm not a fan of fireworks. Sounds like someone's doing a drive-by on the sky.

So if you ask me, we should make Juneteeth a national holiday, because everybody, everybody, should celebrate the end of slavery, the beginning of freedom for black people, and the long march toward America's founding ideals. Also, we get the day off. I don't want to be stuck in an office in June. Kevin keeps heating up fish in the microwave because he's a pescatarian, and then he keeps cooking all these eggs. Watch the Daily Show, weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and stream full

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