It’s been a thing longer than you’ve been alive. It just hadn’t spread to most white people. It’s only recently become a thing that everyone is aware of.
Texas is where the very last slaves were freed, Galveston to be specific. That said, it’s been celebrated in black communities (on and off because racism) outside of Texas for over a century
I read about it. It seemed interesting. I think we have gotten used to the world of 24 hour news and quick responses that the scale of the USA seems small now, even Texas. I didn’t know it was celebrated on and off. I didn’t know about it until 2022.
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It’s been a thing longer than you’ve been alive. It just hadn’t spread to most white people. It’s only recently become a thing that everyone is aware of.
I did research afterwards. It seems to be something from Texas IIRC. I’m nowhere near Texas.
Texas is where the very last slaves were freed, Galveston to be specific. That said, it’s been celebrated in black communities (on and off because racism) outside of Texas for over a century
I read about it. It seemed interesting. I think we have gotten used to the world of 24 hour news and quick responses that the scale of the USA seems small now, even Texas. I didn’t know it was celebrated on and off. I didn’t know about it until 2022.