Buddhism is about liberation from suffering and sympathetic joy for all, so it makes perfect sense that Buddhists of all backgrounds would support a holiday celebrating freedom from bondage and the joy that comes with being free. For centuries, beginning in 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, African-Americans have annually celebrated freedom from chattel slavery. Let’s celebrate and enjoy freedo…
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