The Ancestral Tree

The Ancestral Tree is a poem reflecting Juneteenth < described below> and its themes of freedom plus connection to the ancestors, from those who are Black or not. Freedom for many has bounds, but the freedom Juneteenth represents includes not only the ability to hurt but to heal. Relating to ancestors for many is convenient, but the ancestors Juneteenth connects to represents not only those whom one agrees with but also those whom one doesn't. Juneteenth isn't meant to be a Juneteenth is a simple while complicated holiday. The simple part is that it is a day originally celebrated over 150 years ago by Black people exclusively < a phenotypical range of skin> in the United States of America reflecting the reaching of freedom for all Black people in the USA whether they had African ancestry or not, after the end and nearafter of the War Between The States. And yes, most Black people in the USA have African ancestry, but not all. The complicated part is that the Black community in the USA nor the non Black populace in the USA separate or combined have a historically consistent or overwhelming consensus on whether: Juneteenth has merit or Juneteenth supply a need or Juneteenth is worthy to be a federal holiday or freedom for Black people in the USA was achieved or the relationship of the Black community in the USA to the USA is any particular status. Sequentially, all multilogs involving Juneteenth tend to have arguments at some point, even if mostly positive. I will end with a little truth before the poetry, hopefully it will be a honey. The USA like many places in the past or the future of humanity, no matter where humans reside, has an old problem. The majority of the foundations to today tend to be negative, and while not advertised or admitted by most are far more present while usually more relevant to most. My free newsletter is on over-blog @RMNewsletter I accept commissions on deviantart, @HDDeviant. I make storyboard films on tumblr @RichardMurrayHumblr