South Carolina Juneteenth event banner depicting a white couple gets slammed trends now
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A banner advertising a Juneteenth celebration in South Carolina has been slammed for depicting a white couple.
The holiday, marking the emancipation of black slaves, was being advertised on the streets of Greenville with over 50 banners - but one in particular has caused outrage within the community.
Locals are now calling for a boycott after they used a white couple to promote their Juneteenth 'mega fest.'
Greenville activist Bruce Wilson from Fighting Injustice Together said of the adverts hanging from lampposts: 'I was appalled. I was saddened, I was angry.
'We have to remember what Juneteenth is about. It's about freedom. It's about the freedom of slaves.
The holiday, marking the emancipation of black slaves, was being advertised on the streets of Greenville with over 50 banners - but one in particular has caused outrage within the community
Greenville activist Bruce Wilson said that white people shouldn't be the face of the event
'I'm the first to say that White America can celebrate Juneteenth, I just don't think White America should be the face of Juneteenth.
'And I think that's where the disconnect is. One, I'm asking this event be
