Which american president do people commemorate on National Freedom Day?
Correct answer: Abraham Lincoln
CrownKis1994
never heard of it...
flowercat0523
Probably another one of those holidays that gives our overpaid Congress another day off.
MALICE
u know its sad when Americans havent even heard of this...
Montana Lady
What? You guys don't celebrate National FREEDOM Day?!?! Just kidding, I've never heard of it either.
RushMama2112
I've heard of Juneteenth but not this.
Flanker814
Probably overshadowed by Groundhog Day (so to speak)
RappingJuggernaut464
CrownKis1994, me neither
celestine64
I never heard of this holiday but now that I know I will celebrate this glorious day god be the glory thank God for president lincoln
rudy
As a black person who has for the past 50 years celebrated Black History Month every February, Watch Night Service (every New Year's Eve to commemorate the slaves waiting for Emancipation on Jan 1), MLK Day, May Day (when slaves in Florida learned they were free), and Juneteenth, and I have NEVER heard of this holiday.
HISIGN
Maybe that's why black history month is in February. wow, who would have guessed?
Player #92723922
National Freedom Day is an observance, not a holiday. it's a remembrance and a commemoration. Nobody gets the day off.
Tony
rudy, I'm believing nobody has heard of this holiday. Looking at Google, it was signed into law on June 30, 1948 by President Harry Truman. Older than I am.
Tony
Flanker814, I get it! It's because of the groundhog seeing it's shadow! Lol
Player #120374466
Rashad, I think he was a man of principle. Could it be that he really didn't approve of slavery?
Jeff
The United Kingdom abolished slavery in the United Kingdom before the Revolutionary War. They allowed it to continue in the Colonies because they controlled the pricing of commodities. That was one of the reasons for the Revolutionary War. The Southern states refused to fight with the Northern states if slavery was to be abolished. Slavery has existed for thousands of years. Slavery has been a most hideous flaw in human nature.
Richard
Thank Heavenly Father for the privilege of being able to continue to grow and learn!
Itsy
IckyEra2, Can you share the name of the movie Prof. Paco referred to? This holiday proclamation was put in place by president Truman on June 30, 1948. I can't think of any films near that time that were about the 13th amendment.
Heather
The unspoken “holiday”…?!?!
Rashad
Lincoln "freed" my enslaved African ancestors, not out of the kindness of his heart, but because of political reasons. I wish "slaves" wasn't used without mentioning that they were Africans. The word "slaves", because of this, has automatically become synonymous with black people. The slaves, slaves this and slaves that.
Player216
That’s why we read, to learn what we don’t know! Good history here.
Neka
CrownKis1994, Feb 1st is the first day of Feb .. black history month.
raven jenny
Flanker814, LOL. I didn't know either. It's a great idea to celebrate freedom and remember the sins of the past so that we all may grow
Kathleen Wright
My calendar 2019 say African American History Month Begins.
IckyEra2
CrownKis1994, Reply from Prof. Paco: This holiday came about after a movie on how Lincoln gathered enough votes to pass the 13th
admendment in early 1865
before he was assassinated on Good Friday April 14. No body
gets the day off. Like Sept 17 Constitution Day. O.K.
celestine64
Montana Lady, now that I know I will celebrate this glorious day god be the glory
Becca Sue
MALICE, there are so many odd "holidays", probably at least one every day, it's hard to know all of them.
Bjach
MoodyRider40322, I agree on both counts...