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Jun 19, 2023 · On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half later, people across the United States continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal...
Jun 19, 2015 · Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday ....
And yet, June 19 remained an unrecognized federal holiday. In 2020, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans at the hands of police sparked a new social justice movement and renewed national interest in racial equity.
Jun 15, 2023 · Many Americans are just beginning to celebrate it. June 18, 2021. How did Juneteenth start? The celebrations began with enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. Although President Lincoln’s...
Jun 12, 2023 · Observed each year on June 19, the holiday marks the end of slavery in Texas at the end of the Civil War. For more than 150 years, African American communities across the country have observed...
Jun 17, 2021 · Juneteenth — also known as Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day and Jubilee Day — is the 11th federal holiday and the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was...
Jun 16, 2023 · 16 June 2023. Juneteenth is a celebration of the freedom, culture and empowerment of African-Americans. Two years ago President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day...
