Juneteenth offers chance for preserving, not repeating history
James Brown recalls how Juneteenth never was emphasized during his formative years. Frankly, he thinks the holiday is treated as an afterthought. “They take your self-worth away from you,” said Brown, who was christened at St. Joseph AME Church in the 1940s when it was in the Hayti Heritage Center. “And then, they come back and say,