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		qualeed 45 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Juneteenth in Photos >ask 10 people what Juneteenth is only 1 would be able to do better than: "something to do with freeing the slaves". That shouldn't be considered a naming failure. It's an education failure.

pc86 45 days ago | [–]

Ask the same 10 people what "Emancipation Day" is and you'll have 7 or 8 people say the same thing even though it's not even an actual holiday.

loughnane 45 days ago | [–]

It’s both. The name Juneteenth requires more education than, say, emancipation day or something along those lines.

Easy names require less “education” than hard names.

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