Bill Nye Juneteenth Tweet Sparks Confusion Ire
The beloved TV scientist got schooled after posting a celebratory Juneteenth tweet that contained misinformation about the holiday, which marks the anniversary of Union Major General Gordon Granger and his troops arriving in Galveston, Texas, and informing residents of the Emancipation Proclamation—which had been issued two and a half years prior. Nye posted a selfie on Sunday, June 19, 2022, with a copy of the Constitution, writing, “The United States we know today was built with the labor of enslaved Black Americans....