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Richard Newton

@seedpods

Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. Germinating Conversations about Religion, Culture, and Teaching.

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I'll add that in discussions of Black history, the idea that it is a national celebration rather than evidence of emancipation as a slow and uneven process is pretty recent. It's been really fascinating to see how Juneteenth has become a national event.