Juneteenth, equal rights and the heritage of ALL Americans (opens in new tab)

America today celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating both the horrors of the nation's original sin, slavery, and its end. The holiday traces to victorious Union Gen. Gordon Granger's June 19, 1865, order putting the Emancipation Proclamation into full legal effect across Texas and freeing all the state's remaining slaves. It has since spread, culminating in federal recognition in 2021. But what, as a holiday for all Americans, should we make of it?...