Juneteenth should be a day of celebration for all Americans. June 19, 1865, was a great day in America. While in the midst of creating a new government, many of our forefathers realized that slavery was wrong even though it was practiced throughout the world. Our country was so divided over slavery that we went to war over it, and in the end, slavery was abolished.

Instead of focusing on what happened in the 1800s, we should focus on the slavery in today’s world. Children in many countries are being used as slave labor to mine diamonds and cobalt, Guyana has an active slave market, and in the United States, cartels are using children to sell drugs, etc.

Rita Fenney

West Mifflin

Copyright ©2025— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)