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Juneteenth has been celebrated among African Americans for 155 years as the day when slavery was finally abolished in the United States.

But June 19 should be a national holiday, the Rev. Al Sharpton said, because it was the first day that made this country step up to the model it announced, that all men are created equal.

Sharpton, a nationally known civil rights activist and founder of the National Action Network, was the keynote speaker at Tulsas Juneteenth celebration, held Friday in the Greenwood District.

I dont care about threats, Sharpton said at one point in his speech.

Earlier in the day, it was revealed that Sharpton had begun receiving death threats soon after his arrival in Tulsa.

At a hastily called press event about 90 minutes before Sharpton was to take the stage for his keynote address, organizers said Sharpton was very concerned about his safety and that there had been some suggestions that Sharptons appearance, and perhaps the rest of the festival itself, be canceled.

However, Sharpton who was introduced by Tiffany Crutcher, whose friendship with Sharpton began in the wake of the killing of her brother Terence Crutcher, as a true friend and a true freedom fighter strode out onto the Juneteenth stage and immediately led the crowd in the chant No justice, no peace.

Through the rest of his 30-minute address, Sharpton exhorted and encouraged the crowd with examples of strength and resilience from African American history and several pointed jabs at President Donald Trump.

Thats why Im puzzled by people who go around saying Make America Great Again, Sharpton said. I want them to give me the date when America was great for everybody.

He listed a number of historic situations, from the discrimination under Jim Crow laws to women being denied the right to vote and immigrants being barred in spite of the Statue of Libertys offer to bring me your huddled masses, that did not portray a great America.

Sharpton then remarked on the diversity of the crowd and said, We are the ones who are going to make America great for everybody for the first time.

In reference to Trumps tweet that seemed to promise all protesters coming to Trumps campaign rally Saturday at the BOK Center would be met with violence, Sharpton said, If I had said what Trump said, I would have been charged with inciting violence.

He also mocked Trumps professed ignorance of Juneteenth and its importance to African Americans. Trumps rally was originally scheduled for Friday but was moved to Saturday in the face of local and national outrage.

Juneteenth commemorates the date slaves in Texas finally received the news about the Emancipation Proclamation.

Sharpton said Trump, a native New Yorker, grew up in a city where two-thirds of the population was African American or Latino.

His lack of knowledge about this pivotal event was either the result of an insensitive and isolated life or hes lying. In either case, Sharpton said, Trump was too culturally deficient to address this country as its head of state.

Sharpton also challenged Trumps claims of doing a great deal for the African American community, saying that many of the things Trump claimed to have accomplished, such as lowered unemployment, were the result of President Barack Obamas policies.

You just rode the wave, Sharpton said. He challenged Trump to use his rally Saturday to set out definite policies dealing with racism and police brutality.

If you come to Tulsa and you cant say something concrete (about these issues), then dont say anything at all, he said.

Sharpton said Juneteenth should be a national holiday because it was the first day this country stepped up to living up to the model it announced, that all men are created equal. That is why all humane and decent people should celebrate this day.

Sharpton was preceded by several notable members of Tulsas African American community, including the Rev. Robert Turner of Vernon AME Church and attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons, both of whom spoke about the need for reparations resulting from the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which the area where this years Juneteenth Festival was held was destroyed.

At a media briefing earlier in the day, Sharpton stressed that he came to Tulsa for a specific reason.

I came here to address an issue, Sharpton said, referring to the recent protests against racism and police brutality in the wake of the high-profile killings of African Americans in recent weeks, such as the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

I would say to Trump, you should deal with the issue the issue of how to deal with racial inequality, he said. He needs to tell his policy of how he is going to close the racial gap in America.

On the positive side, Sharpton said, I have seen more unity among Black and white people in the last three weeks than I have ever seen, referring to the largely peaceful protests that have swept the nation in the aftermath of Floyds death.

Crowds gather before speakers at Juneteenth

Scenes from Tulsas Juneteenth celebration Friday

Spectators gather Friday to listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton during Tulsas Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa.IAN MAULE/Tulsa World

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during Tulsas Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday.IAN MAULE/Tulsa World

Gannon Mack holds his son, Gabriel, 2, of Oklahoma City, while Al Sharpton speaks during Tulsa's Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday, June 19, 2020.IAN MAULE/Tulsa World

Dr. Tiffany Crutcher and friends and family of her late brother, Terrance, hold their fist in their air in solidarity during Tulsa's Juneteenth Celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday, June 19, 2020.IAN MAULE/Tulsa World

Reverend Robert Turner, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, and Oklahoma State Senator Kevin Matthews speak to media during Tulsa's Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday, June 19, 2020.IAN MAULE/Tulsa World

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks Friday during Tulsas Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa.IAN MAULE/Tulsa World

A couple embrace while Al Sharpton speaks during Tulsa's Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday, June 19, 2020.IAN MAULE/Tulsa World

Elijah Cheatham (left), 6, and Brianna Roberts, 8, sit on a highway embankment during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

People fill Greenwood Avenue during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday.MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

People listen to a musical act during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

People register to vote during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Tr Coleman dances down Greenwood Avenue during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday.

MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Marvin Smith collects chuildrens' books from the Gaining Ground literacy organization during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Grayden Thomas (left), 13, and his mother, Laura Thomas, organize shirts during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

A woman who identified herself as Muthaland X collects childrens books from the Gaining Ground literacy organization during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa on Friday.MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Jeiel Jones, 7, takes part in an art lesson during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Jeremy Drayton teaches an art lesson to children during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Elizabeth Hubbard (left) and her son James Hubbard look at the Black Wall Street memorial during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Marquita Tolbert (left) collects a Black Lives Matter shirt from Grayden Thomas, 13, and his mother, Laura Thomas (right), during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa.MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

A boy stands near the Black Wall Street mural during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Spectators gather to watch remarks from the Rev. Al Sharpton during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

The Rev. Al Sharpton is flanked by the Rev. Robert Turner and Tiffany Crutcher as he makes remarks Friday during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

The Rev. Al Sharpton makes remarks with the Rev. Robert Turner during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

The Rev. Al Sharpton makes remarks with the Rev. Robert Turner during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Demetria Jackson, from Kansas City, Kansas, sets out merchandise ahead of a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Vendors set up merchandise tents ahead of a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Trevon Bethea, from Charlotte, North Carolina, sets out Black Lives Matter merchandise ahead of a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

A man arranges a mask bearing the phrase "I can't breathe" ahead of a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Two men who did not want to be identified film a video near the phrase "Black Lives Matter" painted on the street near the corner of Archer Street and Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

The phrase "Black Lives Matter" is painted on the street near the corner of Archer Street and Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

The phrase "Black Lives Matter" is painted on the street near the corner of Archer Street and Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

The phrase "Black Lives Matter" is painted on a street near the corner of Archer Street and Greenwood Avenue. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Ronald Stewart raises his fist while standing over the phrase "Black Lives Matter" painted on the street near the corner of Archer Street and Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Deleesha Earl affixes a mask to her face while celebrating Juneteenth in the Greenwood District on June 19, 2020. HARRISON GRIMWOOD/Tulsa World

An unidentified woman waits to cross the street at Elgin Avenue and Archer Street after admiring a mural painted on a building that was boarded up prior to a campaign rally in downtown Tulsa on June 19, 2020. HARRISON GRIMWOOD/Tulsa World

A man stands by a block-long section of Greenwood Avenue that was painted with "Black Lives Matter" on June 19, 2020. HARRISON GRIMWOOD/Tulsa World

Terren Zinbi, of Tulsa, paints a boards of a shuttered building at 2 N. Elgin Ave. on June 19, 2020. HARRISON GRIMWOOD/Tulsa World

Terren Zinbi, of Tulsa, paints a boards of a shuttered building at 2 N. Elgin Ave. on June 19, 2020. HARRISON GRIMWOOD/Tulsa World

Terren Zinbi, of Tulsa, paints a boards of a shuttered building at 2 N. Elgin Ave. on June 19, 2020. HARRISON GRIMWOOD/Tulsa World

Terren Zinbi, of Tulsa, paints a boards of a shuttered building at 2 N. Elgin Ave. on June 19, 2020. HARRISON GRIMWOOD/Tulsa World

People take photos and seek shelter during a rain storm on Greenwood Avenue during Juneteenth festivities, on Friday, June 19, 2020. CORY YOUNG/for the Tulsa World

Brandi Ishem, 17, waits as rainy conditions send people to shelter on Greenwood Avenue during Juneteenth festivities, on Friday, June 19, 2020. CORY YOUNG/for the Tulsa World

People seek shelter during a rain storm on Greenwood Avenue during Juneteenth festivities on Friday, June 19, 2020. CORY YOUNG/for the Tulsa World

The Rev. Al Sharpton makes remarks with the Rev. Robert Turner during a Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 19, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

A man runs across Greenwood Avenue during Juneteenth festivities amidst a rain storm on Friday, June 19, 2020. CORY YOUNG/for the Tulsa World

People seek shelter during a rain storm on Greenwood Avenue during Juneteenth festivities, on Friday, June 19, 2020. CORY YOUNG/for the Tulsa World

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Photo of Juneteenth 2019 on Greenwood Ave, Greenwood District/Black Wall Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Photo by Landon J.

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TULSA, Okla. A collective of community-based organizations have united together to host Tulsas annual, Juneteenth, honoring the emancipation of slavery. This celebration will happen in the heart of the Historic Greenwood District, Home of Americas Black Wall Street, this Friday, June 19 from 11 AM to 10 PM.

As Tulsa approaches the 100 year anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, this years Juneteenth celebration, now more than ever, represents a spirit of resilience and perseverance as our community presses forward in solidarity during these challenging times.

This years event will include nationally-acclaimed musical performances by the Original Lakeside Band and American gospel singer LeAndrea Johnson, as well as local vendor booths, food trucks, family games, music by the Tulsa Super Band and a combination of local and regional talent throughout the day.

Several guest speakers will be joining the festivities including; Reverend Al Sharpton, a special virtual appearance by nine-time NBA All-Star and 2016-17 NBA MVP Russell Westbrook and other national speakers.

The Tulsa Juneteenth event is organized by a collective of community organizations, partners and activists including; Terence Crutcher Foundation, Starr Fisher LLC, Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce, Historic Vernon A.M.E. Church, Wise Moves, The Black Wall Street Times, The Oklahoma Eagle, George Kaiser Family Foundation, Tulsa Juneteenth and many others.

For more details, please visit http://www.tulsajusticefund.com.

Due to an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19, Tulsa Juneteenth is taking enhanced operational measures to ensure the health and safety of all guests and volunteers attending Fridays event. Please follow all posted-instructions throughout the event space. Attendees are strongly encouraged to wear their masks and exercise recommended social distancing practices at all times.

Complimentary face masks will be provided to attendees through a partnership with the non-profit organization Until We Do It.

By attending Tulsa Juneteenth, attendees voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure of COVID-19.

For the safety of attendees and the safety of others:

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I heard Al Sharpton during his Minneapolis speech paying tribute to George Floyd. Sharpton said he is organizing a march to mark the 57th Anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have A Dream speech.

Excerpt from Martin Luther Kings I Have A Dream Speech

Here is a small portion of the actual speech that MLK said that historic day-

When we let it (freedom) ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of Gods children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last. Free at last. Thank God almighty, we are free at last.

Comparing what King said with Sharptons Minneapolis speech and many of Sharptons past actions should be very worrying to the US Jewish population. In fact, its what Sharpton did not say in his Minneapolis eulogy that should put every Jew on alert.

And because Sharpton is a regular contributor to MSNBC, it is even more disturbing he is given a national platform considering his past history regarding our people and Israel.

The Most Disturbing Part Of Sharptons Minneapolis Eulogy-

At the George Floyd Minneapolis eulogy, Al Sharpton announces that a march on Washington will take place on August 28 to commemorate the 57th Anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have A Dream Speech (Screenshot/Youtube)

The portion I am referring to appears at the 1hr 29min mark of the NBC video I was able to capture in a screen grab shortly after his speech finished. But I have not been able to locate it recently via a Google search. So either NBC has deleted it or it is temporarily unavailable. During his speech he said-

We need to go back to Washington and stand up Black, White, Latino, Arab in the shadows of Lincoln and tell them, This is the time to stop this.'

There is a running written word for word display of his speech at the bottom of the monitor, and the words Blacks, Whites, Latinos appear but not the word Arab. I ran other videos of the same speech and Sharpton definitely said the word Arab.

Sharpton did not mention Jews. NBC did not include the word Arab on its word for word display. Was that intentional or not? Is Sharpton sending a message that Jews are not invited to his march?

It was not a problem for Martin Luther King to mention the word Jews during that famous speech, why was it missing from Al Sharptons Minneapolis eulogy to George Floyd?

Al Sharpton -Looking Back In Time

The 1991 Crown Heights Riots

TheCrown Heightsrace riottook place from August 19 to 21, 1991, in theCrown Heightssection ofBrooklyn,New York City. Black residents turned againstOrthodox JewishChabadresidents, resulting in a deterioration of already tense racial relations in the densely populated community. The riots began after Gavin Cato and another child ofGuyaneseimmigrants were accidentally struck by one of the cars driven by Yosef Lifsh in the motorcade ofRebbeMenachem Mendel Schneerson, the leader ofChabad. Gavin Cato died and the second child was severely injured.

About three hours after the riots began, early on the morning of August 20, a group of young black men surrounded Yankel Rosenbaum, a 29-year-old JewishUniversity of Melbournestudent in the United States conducting research for his doctorate. They stabbed him several times in the back and beat him severely, fracturing his skull. Before being taken to the hospital, Rosenbaum identified 16-year-oldLemrick Nelson Jr.as his assailant in a line-up shown to him by the police.[3]Rosenbaum died later that night because the doctor didnt notice a stab wound in his chest. Nelson was charged with murder as an adult;[23]he was acquitted at trial. Later he was convicted in federal court of violating Rosenbaums civil rights and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Nelson eventually admitted that he had stabbed Rosenbaum.[24][25]

Al Sharpton Led March Through Crown Heights

On the third day of the disturbances,Al SharptonandSonny Carsonled a march through Crown Heights carrying antisemitic signs and burning an Israeli flag.[27][28]Rioters threw bricks and bottles at police; shots were fired at police and police cars were pelted and overturned, including the Police Commissioners car.[4][13]

Riots escalated to the extent that over 1,800 police officers, including mounted and motorcycle units, had to be called to stop the attacks on people and property.[4]

By the time the three days of rioting ended, 152 police officers and 38 civilians were injured, 27 vehicles were destroyed, seven stores were looted or burned,[29]and 225 cases of robbery and burglary were committed.[4]At least 129 arrests were made during the riots,[29]including 122 blacks and seven whites.[30][31]Property damage was estimated at one million dollars

Yankel Rosenbaums Brother Norman Speaks Out On The 20th Anniversary Of The Crown Heights Riots

Twenty years after the riot, aManhattansynagogue invited Sharpton to participate in apanel discussionmarking the anniversary. Norman Rosenbaum, brother of the murdered Yankel Rosenbaum, was outraged, saying inviting Sharpton to speak was an absolute disgrace and that his vile rhetoric incited the rioting. He added that Sharpton did absolutely nothing then to improve black-Jewish relations and nothing since.

Sharptons 2019 Speech At the Religious Action Centers Consultation On Conscience

In a 2019 speech to aReform Jewishgathering, Sharpton said that he could have done more to heal rather than harm. He recalled receiving a call fromCoretta Scott Kingat the time, during which she told him sometimes you are tempted to speak to the applause of the crowd rather than the heights of the cause, and you will say cheap things to get cheap applause rather than do high things to raise the nation higher.[52][53]

Norman Rosenbaums Washington Examiner May 20, 2019 Op-Ed

Selected comments appearing in that opinion piece by Yankel Rosenbaums brother Norman criticizing the decision by the Religious Action Center to invite Sharpton-

We remember Al Sharpton for what he did in 1991. It was in August of that year that he led violent, murderous anti-Semitic rioters on a pogrom in Crown Heights. They terrorized that Jewish community for nearly four days, during which 183 people were injured and the innocent visiting Australian University academic Yankel Rosenbaum brother to one of us was murdered in cold blood amid cries of Kill the Jew! Kill the Jew!

Anti-Semitism is on the rise, not just in the form of shouts or graffiti but also the murder of Jews. It is thus incomprehensible how the Religious Action Center could have ever made this decision( to invite Sharpton).

Norman Rosenbaum also said that Sharpton has never once demanded all of the mob that attacked and murdered Yankel Rosenbaum be brought to justice.

Before Sharpton returns to Minneapolis to sit in on the trial for the four policemen accused of taking part in the killing of George Floyd, he must also seek justice for the family of Yankel Rosenbaum. Failure to do so clearly illustrates that for Al Sharpton, when it comes to a choice between Jews and Blacks, only Black lives matter.

Sharptons Trip To H*ll

Shortly after the Crown Heights Riots, a lawsuit was brought to court against Lifsh, who had moved to Israel. It was Al Sharpton who flew to Israel to serve papers on Lifsh. Many newspapers confirmed this report such as The New York Times and Chicago Tribune on September 18, 1991.

When Sharpton arrived at Ben Gurion a few people recognized him and at least one began shouting Go To H*ll in response to which Sharpton responded Im in H*ll already, Im in Israel.

By saying this and many other statements against Jews and Israel in the past, this only helps to confirm that in all probability Sharpton does not want Jews to participate in the upcoming march on Washington he is organizing.

Referring Back To My Previous Blog About Hubert Humphrey

I asked why Sharpton never made reference to Hubert Humphrey in his eulogies for George Floyd. Hubert Humphrey was a strong supporter of the Jewish cause and especially Israel. He made many trips there to help the Jewish people, as a representative of the US Government.

For his efforts, my people have much to thank Hubert Humphrey for when we were under constant Arab attack since the time the Jewish State was established. Frank Cover played the part of Hubert Humphrey in the movie A Woman Named Golda who was played by Ingrid Bergman in her final film. This film represents only a small part of what Hubert Humphrey accomplished for Israel. And it clearly shows the respect Prime Minister Golda Meir had for Hubert Humphrey and how much respect Humphrey had for Meir.

Given Al Sharptons negative feelings toward Israel and Jews, its very obvious why he would not make reference to Hubert Humphrey.

Avoid Going To Sharptons Washington March On August 28

By refusing to recognize Hubert Humphrey, making derogatory remarks about Israel and being involved many times in inciting violence against Jews, Al Sharpton has no interest in supporting the fundamental vision of the Civil Rights movement laid out by Martin Luther King.

Jews and all those who are admirers of MLK , HHH and what they stood for should refuse to participate in this march.

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MLK Said All Lives Matter Al Sharpton Disagrees - The Times of Israel

TULSA, Okla. Millions of Americans on Friday observed Juneteenth, a holiday to mark the end of slavery in the United States that has taken on a new urgency following the national uproar over the killings of George Floyd and other African Americans by police.

And for many marking the day, it was the first time.

Juneteenth deliberately downplayed for generations by a U.S. educational system unwilling to focus on that heinous history and uninterested in the accomplishments of Black Americans is suddenly in the spotlight as the nation faces another racial reckoning.

Multiple bills have been introduced to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

And because of concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many events are being held online, like the Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver or the Juneteenth Virtual Community Day in Hartford, Connecticut.

In Florida, where the state broke its record for single-day coronavirus cases with 3,822 new infections Friday, "socially distanced" picnics were planned in Tampa, St. Petersburg and other hard hit locations.

The Rev. Al Sharpton will be the keynote speaker at a Juneteenth rally for justice later in the day in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of a 1921 massacre, which wiped out a vibrant Black business community when a racist white mob killed some 300 African American residents.

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Sharptons appearance comes a day before President Donald Trump arrives in Tulsa for his first political rally since the pandemic paralyzed the country. The event, which had originally been scheduled for Friday, was moved after the Trump campaign was accused of being tone-deaf and hit with an avalanche of criticism.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump later insisted he made Juneteenth famous.

Its actually an important event, its an important time, Trump insisted. But nobody had heard of it. Very few people have heard of it.

That was news to 66-year-old Bobby Eaton, who came Friday to the Juneteenth festival in Tulsa and grew up hearing tales of what the Greenwood District was like before the massacre. He spoke while hundreds marched down Greenwood Avenue, on which "Black Lives Matter" was painted in enormous yellow letters.

I think its a good thing that all eyes are on Tulsa right now," Eaton said. "Some of those didnt know about our history and our culture and what took place down here on Black Wall St. Before Hiroshima, before 9/11, we were bombed right here in 1921.

Vanessa Saddler, 65, who is also from Tulsa, said "this is sacred, holy ground."

As for Trump, "he is a racist and not welcome," Saddler said.

Meanwhile, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, at an online forum hosted by MSNBC called Juneteenth JusticeCon on Friday night, called on Americans to dedicate themselves to dismantle systemic racism and paid tribute to the bittersweet nature of Juneteenth which, he said both reminds us of the long hard night and the bright morning to come.

When it comes to racism in the U.S., Biden said Black Americans carry the burden, but all Americans carry the shame and the duty to act.

African Americans have celebrated Juneteenth for more than a century with parades and parties and gatherings of all kinds. And Juneteenth is now recognized by 47 states and the District of Columbia as a state holiday or observance.

"Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are," Barack Obama, Trump's predecessor and the nation's first Black president, tweeted. "It's a celebration of progress."

This year, the holiday is being observed more widely than ever before. But in addition to celebrations both large and small, more protests against police violence on African Americans and rallies in solidarity with the community were underway in New York City, Chicago and Atlanta.

Demonstrations were also planned from Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., within sight of the White House, all the way west to the Pacific Coast, where members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union vowed to shut down for eight hours ports from Bellingham, Washington all the way south to San Diego and engage in peaceful protests.

Also in Washington, a memorial to former Redskins owner George Marshall, infamous for his opposition to having Black players on the team roster, suffered the same fate as that of several statues of Confederate generals recently -- it was removed. Workers arrived early Friday and yanked it of its pedestal near RFK Stadium.

At General Motors plants in Michigan, workers and management planned to hold an eight-minute, 46-second moment of silence --- the amount of time authorities initially said that a white Minneapolis police officer kept his knee on George Floyd's neck before he died on May 25.

For workers at major companies like Nike, Target and Twitter, Juneteenth is a paid holiday this year while Capital One announced it was closing its branches early Friday.

Gamboa reported from Tulsa, Siemaszko from New Jersey

Suzanne Gamboa is a national reporter for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com

Corky Siemaszko is a senior writer for NBC News Digital.

Adam Edelman contributed.

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