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Move over, July 4: Philly’s planning a new celebration on the real independence day (billypenn.com)
submitted 8 months ago by jeffw to c/philadelphia
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[–] Crackhappy 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I always found it surprising that so few know that July 2 is the real independence day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It wasn’t legally official until the 4th which is why that’s the day.

[–] jeffw 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Juneteenth is a holiday even though slavery officially ended before then

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.