{"id":1520992,"date":"2022-06-17T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1520992"},"modified":"2022-06-17T15:05:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:05:23","slug":"bye-bye-fourth-of-july-cnn-says-juneteenth-is-americas-true-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bye-bye-fourth-of-july-cnn-says-juneteenth-is-americas-true-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bye Bye, Fourth of July? CNN Says Juneteenth Is \u2018America\u2019s True Birthday\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbye-bye-fourth-of-july-cnn-says-juneteenth-is-americas-true-birthday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1520992&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>CNN opinion writer Peniel Joseph <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/17\/opinions\/why-juneteenth-is-important-joseph\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> Friday that Juneteenth is just as much &#8220;America&#8217;s true birthday&#8221; as the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph, a social justice activist and University of Texas at Austin professor, said the June 19 holiday &#8220;matters now more than ever,&#8221; claiming that former president Donald Trump and the Republican Party are causing &#8220;fear, anger, and anxiety about Black citizenship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/msnbc-and-cnn-discussion-of-juneteenth-explodes-in-2020-after-years-of-barely-mentioning-it\/\">Few people<\/a> knew about Juneteenth, which commemorates the 1865 date on which slaves in Texas learned they were free, until mainstream media in 2020 blasted Trump for holding a rally on the day. Trump later postponed his rally &#8220;out of respect.&#8221; Juneteenth last year became a federal holiday thanks to historic Republican-sponsored <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/juneteenth-holiday\/\">legislation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph particularly took issue with a Florida bill that bans schools from teaching that &#8220;members of one race, color, sex, or national origin are morally superior,&#8221; which he said prevents students from learning about systemic racism. He also repeated the popular and incorrect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/on-script-media-insist-crt-is-not-taught\/\">talking point<\/a>\u00a0that &#8220;so-called critical race theory&#8221; is a &#8220;made-up controversy.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/terry-mcauliffe-parents-concerned-about-crt-using-racist-dog-whistle-to-create-division\/\">Schools<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/american-historical-association-doubles-down-on-support-for-critical-race-theory\/\">across<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/nc-dem-senate-hopeful-claims-critical-race-theory-doesnt-exist\/\">the country<\/a> have taught critical race theory, which prioritizes race as a lens for looking at the world, the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph is not the only public figure to promote alternatives to American traditions. The NFL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/nfl-to-play-black-national-anthem-at-all-league-games-in-2021\/2UJEBV5NLBBF3DO3QDKPEJXYPU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">committed<\/a> last year to playing a &#8220;black national anthem,&#8221; the hymn &#8220;Lift Every Voice and Sing,&#8221; before the U.S. national anthem at football games.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph did not respond to a <em>Free Beacon<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN opinion writer Peniel Joseph argued Friday that Juneteenth is just as much &#8220;America&#8217;s true birthday&#8221; as the Fourth of July. 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