Juneteenth provides racial reconciliation opportunity
June 5, 2009
We are at a critical juncture in racial reconciliation, and it is not easy to speak openly about such matters.
There is resentment on all sides, and it will continue as long as we avoid the topic of race. Talking about reconciliation will mean past wrongs will be acknowledged, says the Rev. Dr. Ronald V. Myers Sr., national adviser chair of America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee.
Juneteenth marks an opportune time to focus on healing, adds Myers, founder and chair of the National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign.
The holiday, which takes its name from the blending of “June” and “19th,” symbolizes the end of slavery as a formal U.S. institution. Myers hopes to make Juneteenth a national holiday.
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