The View: Juneteenth ‘More Authentic’ ‘Celebration’ of ‘American Freedom’ than July 4

Because it commemorates the Civil War’s end, the Juneteenth holiday is worth recognizing. The left seems to be trying to raise this memorial above the July 4th and the birthing of the nation. This endeavor was on full display during Monday’s Juneteenth episode of ABC’s The View, with co-host Sara Haines arguing it was the “more authentic” “celebration” of “American freedom” than the Fourth of July is.

Haines began by opining about how she (and assumes others) “go into autopilot for a holiday” and don’t think about why they’re celebrating something, “even Fourth of July.” “That we were celebrating Fourth of July which was freedom of America, when freedom of American people didn’t happen until Juneteenth,”She moaned. “So, in some ways, the celebration feels more authentic on Juneteenth.”

Ironically, Haines said she feels “really silly at times;” not about what she just said but rather that she didn’t know about Juneteenth until relatively recently.

Co-host Joy Behar chimed in to admit she didn’t learn about it in school either and used the opportunity to peddle disinformation about a nonexistent effort to steal voting rights from black Americans:

I wasn’t aware of it. Yes, it is true. It was something I didn’t know. Which shows you how lacking our history is in this country, and how many people – You know, We should all be conscious that this day voting rights for African Americans are being taken away systematically.

“You’ve got to be very, very careful,” she direly warned. “You can celebrate the day, which we do, but there are very important issues at stake here this year.”

This has been a recurring falsehood they’ve continued to peddle despite the fact voter turnouts have been increasing even in states that passed election integrity laws.

A short time later, mentally unstableSunny Hostin was a racist co-host. “I love what I’m hearing[.]”After that, she remembered and highlighted how “my family never celebrated July 4” and seemed to take pleasure knowing “it was met with, like, so much shock” from the public.

“And it was because, you know, my father was a student of history. My mother a student of history,” she boasted, noting Frederick Douglass’s ‘what is the Fourth of July to the slave?’ speech and the story of Juneteenth.

Hostin kept the historical theme alive by fearmongering about the anti-Critical Race Theory movement’s attempt to eradicate black history in American schools. “And so what I would say, is yes, learn your history, but also You should be vigilant if you are told about CRT (or alleged CRT) in schools. Fight that,”The woman ordered.

Hostin seemed to channel then-Vice President Joe Biden from 2012 when he outrageously told black Americans Republicans were going to “put y’all back in chains.” She warned that we “have to make sure that past does not become prologue,”It is possible to suggest “we’re seeing this sort of rollback of history.”

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Below is the transcript. Click “expand to read:

ABC’s The View
June 20, 2022
Eastern, 11:02:19

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WHOOPI GLOBBERG: How do you celebrate the day with others? What can other people do to help celebrate this day?

SARA HAINES: Well, one way – I feel awkward being the first one to speak right now. [Laughter] But the one way I look at each holiday is – I celebrate it through teaching my children, which they learn a lot as school, but I think as an adult, I forget how many times in life you go into autopilot for a holiday.

As with Fourth of July fireworks, the main event was watermelon. The country and freedom were not topics we discussed. We didn’t discuss it. You have the Memorial Day pass, and then I pause as my parents are veterans. But you forget – I will sometimes forget it’s the people that lost their lives. It’s really thinking about why are we stopping today? I have a reason to stop and think about why. You know, like why should I celebrate? This is why we celebrate it.

And I think, I have – Ever since I learned about Juneteenth, which wasn’t as young as you probably did or anyone else, I learned a few years ago. And I was, like, “how did we not know about this?” That we were celebrating Fourth of July which was freedom of America, when freedom of American people didn’t happen until Juneteenth.

The celebration on Juneteenth is, in some aspects, more real.

SUNNY HOOSTIN: No.

HAINES: It’s – But I do feel really silly at times that I didn’t know that, you know, I was talking with Rebecca who does my makeup. She was, like, “Oh, we always talked about it and my parents would tell us,” and I was, like, “how was I living in this country not knowing that?”

JOY BEHAR: I wasn’t aware of it. Yes, it is true. It was something I didn’t know about. Which shows you how lacking our history is in this country, and how many people – You know, we should be aware on a day like this that voting rights are being systematically taken away from African-Americans and other people too in this country. This is why you need to take extra care. While we can all celebrate this day, there are important issues that must be addressed.

So, it’s a good day to reflect on that I think.

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Eastern 11:05.29

HOSTIN: I love what I’m hearing because I remember years ago even on this show, Whoopi and I were talking about it, and I said, you know, “my family never celebrated July 4.” And it was met with, like, so much shock.

My father, as you all know, was an historian. My mother a student of history, and my father taught me very early on what Frederick Douglass’s – what I thought was a famous speech –you know, what is the Fourth of July to the slave? This was freedom for black people. It was – Black people were still enslaved.

You’ll recall that the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863. However, it took Texas slaves 2 1/2 years to learn they had been freed.

GOLDBERG: Yeah. It was not possible to use cell phones.

[Laughter]

HOSTIN: You know, there were no mobile phones back then. Men on horseback had to reach the soils of Texas to tell people, “by the way, you know, you don’t need to work for free anymore. You’re free.” And even with that knowledge, those slaves were still required to work for free through the end of the crop season because it was June 19.

As a child, I was familiar with all this history.

ANA NAVARRO : It wasn’t something you learned in school. It was taught to you by your family.

HOSTIN: It was something my family taught me.

GOLDBERG: For your family.

HOSTIN : I think it is important to learn about your past, and also stay vigilant for CRT (or alleged CRT) in schools. This is a problem. What do you know? Make sure your kids know this true history, including the warts. You have to ensure that the past doesn’t become the future. I don’t believe we see this type of historical rollback. We should accept that black history is American History.

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