# America needs Emancipation Day as a National Holiday

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 27, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-needs-emancipation-day-as-a-national-holiday/945130 "2021-06-27T20:29:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-needs-emancipation-day-as-a-national-holiday/945130/26 "2021-06-28T12:26:01Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Nevermind-I thought you were being serious.

I am being serious. Thesr are gross holidays. Washington owned slaves. Columbus committed acts of genocide. 4 July ignores the slaves. Thanksgiving celebrates the destruction the Natives (by implication).

This is classic racist behavior. Just say, “oh you can’t be serious” to calls for justice.

Note: I didn’t call you a racist. I said your behavior is racist.

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