Letter: Celebrations of Juneteenth would help to unite us

Are you planning to celebrate Juneteenth this year? Do you know what Juneteenth is? I did not know about the holiday until last year, and I am older than Robert Kirby.According to Wikipedia it is a celebration of when Texas emancipated slaves on June 19, 1865. It is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day.Last June I approached a few African Americans that I did not know and said, “Happy Juneteenth!” Every one of them smiled at me and thanked me for the sentime