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US President Donald Trump for his first re-election-campaign-rally for several months in Tulsa, Oklahoma , on the date that the African Americans celebrate The End of slavery.

The Rally Will take place on 19 June, known as "Juneteenth".

In 1921 The City of Tulsa was The Site of One of the worst massacres of Black People in US history.

The News follows weeks of anti-racism protests, triggered by the death of George Floyd, a Black Man in the custody of the police.

The Trump campaign, based on the date of The Rally , said that his Republican Party was proud of its role in winning the Civil War and The End of slavery.

Mr Trump, the rallies, as a crucial factor for energy in his base, were first of all due to the Corona Virus outbreak in March.

He faces re-election in November, but behind his Democratic rival, Joe Biden , in the polls.

correspondents say that while The Virus remains a threat, Mr Trump's campaign is of the opinion that great people, Will be quantities to the recent protests Will make it harder for the opponents to criticize his rallies.

the announcement of The Venue for the event, Mr. Trump pointed to the low rate of coronavirus infections in Oklahoma - at 7,500 cases, One of the lowest in the country.

"We Will start our rallies," He Said . "The First One . in Oklahoma , in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Beautiful new location, new and you Will be happy. You have done a great job with Covid, as you know, in The State of Oklahoma .

He Said more rallies would be held in Florida, Texas and Arizona, but he made no mention of what security measures in place and whether the social distance would be applied.

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Juneteenth is an annual commemoration of The End of slavery. While not a holiday, it Will be Americans celebrated far and Afro -.

It celebrates the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to enslaved African-Americans in Texas.

Texas was The Last state of the Confederate States - of the slaveholding southern States, which, whatever the Civil War , the Annunciation, the on 19. June 1865, months after The End of The War .

The Site of The Rally in Tulsa is also very important.

In may and June, 1921, a white mob attacked the prosperous black neighbourhood of Greenwood, known as the "Black Wall Street ", with guns and explosives - the Killing of up to 300 people and the destruction of more than 1,000 companies and private households.

the defense of the timing of The Rally , Trump's campaign aide Katrina Pearson said in a statement, quoted by Bloomberg, "that The Party of Lincoln [Civil War victor Abraham], the Republicans are proud of the history of Juneteenth".

she added that Mr Trump had "a record of success for black Americans."

But the Biden campaign, criticized the decision, with a senior aide Kamau Marshall Mr Trump is calling a racist.

The death last month of Mr. Floyd, an unarmed Black Man after a police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has triggered weeks of protests and soul-searching about America's racist past.

Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday that the military bases are named for Confederate generals ", you Will be part of a Great American heritage to Win a story of victory and freedom".

Later, White House press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany , said the possibility of renaming these principles was "an absolute non-starter" for Mr Trump.

Mr Trump's comments follow reports that top military officials were open to change in the midst of nationwide soul-searching after the death of George Floyd.

For many of the symbols of the Confederate States to a racist past.

the Confederate monuments were a frequent target for protesters, according to George Floyd's death.

On Wednesday evening, a statue of Jefferson Davis , The President of the Confederacy, was brought to the case of protesters in Richmond, Virginia.

Meanwhile, demonstrators in the vicinity of The City of Portsmouth, the Confederacy attacked the monument, snatching four of the statues, according to local media reports.

Source of news: bbc.com