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'''Juneteenth''' is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] ending [[slavery]] in the [[United States]].<ref>http://juneteenth.com/</ref> | '''Juneteenth''' is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] ending [[slavery]] in the [[United States]].<ref>http://juneteenth.com/</ref> | ||
| − | [[Muhammad Ali]] is a descendant of the escaped slave depicted in the [[Emancipation Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref>https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/muhammad-ali-dna-ancestry-linked-escaped-slave/</ref> The Emancipation Memorial depicts a runaway slave being freed from the yoke of oppression by the Great Emancipator, [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref> | + | [[Muhammad Ali]] is a descendant of the escaped slave depicted in the [[Emancipation Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref>https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/muhammad-ali-dna-ancestry-linked-escaped-slave/</ref> The Emancipation Memorial depicts a runaway slave being freed from the yoke of oppression by the Great Emancipator, [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref></ref> In recent years white [[Marxist]] agitators have defamed and defaced monuments of the first [[Republican]] president who also freed the slaves.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/08/15/the-lincoln-memorial-was-vandalized-with-red-spray-paint/</ref> |
In June 2020, a mob of [[white]] leftwing racists vowed to tear down the Emancipation Memorial.<ref>https://www.faithwire.com/2020/06/24/black-pastor-takes-bold-stand-against-mob-threatening-abraham-lincoln-emancipation-statue/</ref> | In June 2020, a mob of [[white]] leftwing racists vowed to tear down the Emancipation Memorial.<ref>https://www.faithwire.com/2020/06/24/black-pastor-takes-bold-stand-against-mob-threatening-abraham-lincoln-emancipation-statue/</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:44, June 27, 2020
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the United States.[2]
Muhammad Ali is a descendant of the escaped slave depicted in the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C..[3] The Emancipation Memorial depicts a runaway slave being freed from the yoke of oppression by the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content In recent years white Marxist agitators have defamed and defaced monuments of the first Republican president who also freed the slaves.[4]
In June 2020, a mob of white leftwing racists vowed to tear down the Emancipation Memorial.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/23/protester-announces-destruction-emancipation-monument/
- ↑ http://juneteenth.com/
- ↑ https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/muhammad-ali-dna-ancestry-linked-escaped-slave/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/08/15/the-lincoln-memorial-was-vandalized-with-red-spray-paint/
- ↑ https://www.faithwire.com/2020/06/24/black-pastor-takes-bold-stand-against-mob-threatening-abraham-lincoln-emancipation-statue/