Happy Juneteenth Day
Today is Juneteenth Day, a day to celebrate in the African-American community in Milwaukee and elsewhere. It marks the date when slaves in Galveston, Texas finally got the word of their emancipation, two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation setting them free.
News traveled slowly in those days.
Some would say it still hasn't reached some people in Milwaukee. Renee Crawford on segregating the lakefront.
And if you're wondering who's going to be most affected by County Exec Scott Walker's plan for widespread pool closings in Milwaukee, see Sunday's photo from Washington Park.
posted by xoff @ 9:00 AM
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Lincoln would not recognize today's GOP. It is a far cry from what he envisioned.
On voting rights, ask yourself: What would Lincoln do? -- Not what he might have done in 1865, but what he would do today.
All men and women who can produce a photo ID on demand.
"Fair" elections indeed.
If you can decide who to exclude from voting, and keep Democrats away from the polls, I'd hardly call that fair.
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