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Jun 18, 2021 · Updated 8:59 PM EDT, Thu June 17, 2021. Video Ad Feedback. Biden signs bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday. 02:39 - Source: CNN. What you need to know. President Biden signed a...
Jun 18, 2021 · A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2021. Briefing Room. Presidential Actions. On June 19, 1865 — nearly nine decades after our Nation’s founding, and more than 2 years after...
Jun 17, 2021 · Library of Congress. It goes by many names. Whether you call it Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or the country's second Independence Day, Juneteenth is one of the most important anniversaries in...
Jun 17, 2021 · June 17, 20214:13 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Adrian Florido. 3-Minute Listen. Playlist. President Biden signed a law Thursday making June 19 a federal holiday. Juneteenth, as the day...
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Jun 18, 2021 · Open. Federal courts? Schools? Banks? Businesses? It depends. Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery by marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, is now a...
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4 days ago · Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Organizations in a number of other countries also use the day to recognize the end of slavery and to celebrate the culture and achievements of African Americans.
Jun 19, 2020 · Community Day. The First Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day.
