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Thanks for publishing the essay by Shaddai Livingston describing the historical background for the Juneteenth commemoration in New Orleans.

The author provides rich lagniappe with the closing paragraphs and final line: “I submit that freedom is not something you can ask for, vote for or negotiate on. It’s something you demand or create. … In the words of my late father, ‘So whatcha gonna do?'”

GEORGE CAWLEY

New Orleans