Move over, July 4. New Philly celebration to mark "real" independence day
billypenn.com
Activities planned for July 2 include a new parade and other festivities in Old City in keeping with John Adams’ 1776 wishes.
  • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Juneteenth is a holiday even though slavery officially ended before then

    • prettybunnysEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      The entire purpose of Juneteenth is because of that disparity.

      This is a weird comparison my dude.

      Philly wanting to celebrate the day the declaration was approved in a closed session makes sense, but the 4th has been the day since the beginning. It’s when it was approved and made official.