AndyJoy Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 DH was mocked at work this week for not knowing to what Juneteenth referred. I didn't know either. Once we were told, we explained that we knew about it, but had never heard it called by that name. We're wondering how commonly known this is. If you're willing, please tell me where you grew up as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I grew up in central Maryland, and I know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I'd never heard of it until we moved to Texas. Our town has a celebration on the town square every year. I grew up in Arkansas and it was never mentioned by that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I have never lived anywhere that it was celebrated, but I think of it as pretty fundamental to American cultural heritage. New Englander here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Never heard of it. Lived all my life in the Midwest. Not even during studies of the Civil War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I didn't know about it by that name until I was an adult. But I grew up overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I grew up in S FL and never heard of it until the other day when I was reading comments on an article and someone mentioned it. I then had to Google it to see what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I grew up in Texas, so have always known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in New Jersey and I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSOchristie Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in VA/NC, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Mostly in GA, and I have never heard the word until this moment. Going to google now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 No clue. Grew up in KS. As of my vote, the poll is exactly 50/50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Atlanta History Center has a celebration every year for it. I knew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qtkimi Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I've never heard of it in FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 DH was mocked at work this week for not knowing to what Juneteenth referred. I didn't know either. Once we were told, we explained that we knew about it, but had never heard it called by that name. We're wondering how commonly known this is. If you're willing, please tell me where you grew up as well! Curious, when you say you knew of it, what do you mean by that? I am wondering if the celebration has a different name elsewhere. Or, you know about that specific bit of Texas history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Buckin' Longhorn Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I'm a military brat, so I grew up all over. My parents are Texans, so I've always known. I live in Central Texas now and there's a big festival and parade every year, so it would be hard for anyone around here not to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I've always known and I think it's a great day to celebrate. There's no specific day to commemorate the effective, if not legal, end of American slavery so I consider Juneteenth the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Yep, know what it is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocoholic Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I grew up in TX, so I knew! Plus my cousin's b-day fell on Juneteenth, so it was brought up a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 Curious, when you say you knew of it, what do you mean by that? I am wondering if the celebration has a different name elsewhere. Or, you know about that specific bit of Texas history? We were taught the term Emancipation Day and only knew it by that name. According to Wikipedia the name Juneteenth was coined in 1903 and it is also called Emancipation Day or Freedom Day. We grew up in Idaho and Alaska (and a few other places due to the military) and if there were any large celebrations locally we never heard of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 I've always known and I think it's a great day to celebrate. There's no specific day to commemorate the effective, if not legal, end of American slavery so I consider Juneteenth the day. I agree, we just called it Emancipation Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in Atlanta but didn't know about Juneteenth until about 5 years ago- and I live west of Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I know what it is. NE Rust Belt city that has had a parade/featival for decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 From and lived in TX all my life so yes, I know the term. Our town has a celebration every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Wasn't it in one of the Story of the World volumes? I learned it from homeschooling my kids, but I don't recall where we read about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in Alberta, Canada and never heard of Juneteenth. Even after studying American history with the dc for the past 2 years, this term never came up. I'm really glad to have learned about it, though, and how much support it's getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I'm from So. California and I have never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I'd never heard of it growing up in southern California, but it's a big deal here in central Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Only knew it as Emancipation Day here in the Midwest. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in VA and know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 There is or used to be a Juneteenth Celebration/Festival? in Louisville, KY. That is where I heard of it. I didn't hear of it growing up in L.A. and Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I've never heard of Juneteenth, but we have celebrated emancipation day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I live in upstate NY. I have known about it for at least my adult life. In my town we have a big street party. I live around the corner from the celebration so its pretty difficult to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I grew up in NJ and Boston, and have only heard of it in the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Yes. One of my favorite books is the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. I reread it a lot in high school and I bought his second (and posthumously published) novel Juneteenth as soon as it became available. I never saw any Juneteenth celebrations when I was growing up so the book is actually the first thing I think of when I hear the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I have read about it, but never heard anyone talk about it in real life. I've lived all over the West and also in Virginia and New Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I grew up in southern New England, then spent my teen years overseas. Until now I had never heard of Emancipation Day being referred to as "Juneteenth." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I voted no and then did a search. I didn't know it by that name but did know it by something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up on the West coast. Learned of it as an adult living in the midwest after hearing the term during the month of June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Never heard of it. Googled it and still had never heard of anything similar. Grew up mostly in CA, some in AK. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 DH was mocked at work this week for not knowing to what Juneteenth referred. I didn't know either. Once we were told, we explained that we knew about it, but had never heard it called by that name. We're wondering how commonly known this is. If you're willing, please tell me where you grew up as well! I grew up in TN and never heard of it. Then I moved to Tulsa, home of the Jazz Hall of Fame. Now I've heard. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/J/JU004.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in MO and hadn't heard of it before now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in NC, but didn't know the name until a few years ago when I read about a local celebration. This year is apparently the 16th year they've had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I am from Oklahoma and there is a big celebration there each year. So, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Lived in Denver for 12 years. Big celebration there, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up in TX, so yes, I knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I am from Michigan and I have never heard that word before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamzanne Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I live in Oregon and had never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Spent my whole life in GA and never heard the term. I have heard of Emancipation Day, but never any celebrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRTX Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Grew up all over the US (military) but did not hear the term until I moved to Texas as an adult. Well I may have heard it the year we lived in Texas when I was 5, but have no memories of that. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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