Like South, I had a problem with creating a National Holiday for someone of contemporary times. Like amendments to the U. S. Constitution, it should not be trifled with because of a current “hot button” topic or for political ploy. While this is the first National Holiday addition I have been around for, I didn’t know precisely what did warrant one being added.

After a lot of reflection and attempts to imagine the reality (instead of the historic) conditions of past justifications, it seemed that like Presidents Day for Washington and Lincoln, it was the initiation of events of great significance that the person happened to lead that was truly being acknowledged. In that light, it does seem befitting to me to mark a turning point for equality of ALL people in our society. And boy, do we have a long way to go! We DO need a reminder.


(just a clowns thought)

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