Juneteenth (1903, 1907, 1908)

[Wilson Gray]

"... from French _colonical_ Africa," you say? They must have made
pretty shitty soldiers. :-)

-Wilson

On 6/21/06, Landau, James <James.Landau at ngc.com> wrote:
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> Poster:       "Landau, James" <James.Landau at NGC.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Juneteenth (1903, 1907, 1908)
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> Mullins, Bill AMRDEC [Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL] asks:
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> >"The State Press"  Dallas Morning News  1902-06-26 > Page 6 > col 3.
> >"Calvert Courier-Chronicle:  While the Senegambians were enjoying the
> Juneteenth
> >yesterday, the Anglo-Saxons on Main street witnessed the payment of a
> novel wager."
> >
> >Senegambians??????
>
> Apparently a portmanteau of "Senegalese" and "Gambian".
>
> Don't know if this is relevant, but in World War I the troops from
> French colonical Africa were referred to as "Senegalese" even though
> some were from parts of French Africa (or even non-French Africa) other
> than Senegal.
>
>      - Jim Landau
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