Kkkolonial Concessions: Juneteenth Edition

The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”

—General Orders, Number 3; Headquarters District of Texas, Galveston, June 19, 1865

You are either a slave or you are free.

Jamil Al-Amin (fka H. Rap Brown)

Let’s get facts straight: The emancipation proclamation didn’t free a single African who was enslaved because Lincoln did not have any jurisdiction over the kkkonfederate states and so Lincoln’s proclamation was another classic case of amerikkkan politic theater and propaganda. Once we have established a historically accurate account of the world, then we can begin to create a strong analysis of current conditions. As we begin to analyze the recent actions from the amerikkkan kkkolonial government to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday we must call it for what it is: amerikkkan political theater and propaganda.

Now don’t get me wrong, Juneteenth has served as a cultural staple for Africans in the kkkolony since 1866; and I have great memories from Juneteenth events growing up but why would we want recognition from those who enslaved us? What victory have we won by allowing…