Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
On Juneteenth: 'We can always say that there is hope'
SNOHOMISH — State Sen. John Lovick treasures the day he lowered the gavel to enact the bill that made Juneteenth a state holiday in 2021.
The Mill Creek senator thought of his great-grandfather Thomas Holden, who was alive until Lovick was a teenager.
Holden was born into slavery in 1862 and lived through segregation in Louisiana.
“Sometimes, in that segregated society that we were born and raised in, they wanted you to show fear, and he just never showed fear,” Lovick said. “My great-grandfather did what he was supposed to do, but he never showed any fear.”
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/on-juneteenth-we-can-always-say-that-there-is-hope/