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How Juneteenth Became a National Holiday


The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

What does 'Juneteenth' mean? It's a blend of the words June and nineteenth. The holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day, ...

The Long History of Our New Federal Holiday: Juneteenth

The Long History of Our New Federal Holiday: Juneteenth ... On June 19th, 1865, over 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas received news of their ...

Juneteenth - Wikipedia

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate ...

Juneteenth, Now a National Holiday | Michael A. Middleton Center

The day became a recognized federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. You can ...

Juneteenth: The complicated history, significance and celebration ...

Dating back to 1865, the holiday commemorates the day when 250,000 slaves in the state of Texas, which became the last bastion for slavery ...

The History of Juneteenth - The New York Times

President Biden signed legislation in 2021 that made Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, a federal holiday, after interest in the day was ...

Juneteenth: American celebration of freedom > Air Force ... - AF.mil

Juneteenth, a combination of the words June and nineteenth became a federal holiday June 17, 2021. Before that, it was a uniquely Texan ...

Our American Story - Juneteenth

This year marks the second anniversary since President Joe Biden named Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. · Formerly enslaved people immediately sought to ...

Juneteenth is now a national holiday. How did it come to pass? - PBS

The national reckoning over race helped set the stage for Juneteenth to become the first new federal holiday since 1983, when Martin Luther King ...

How did Juneteenth get its name? Here's the story behind the ...

Juneteenth became a legal federal holiday in the U.S. on the eve of its earliest nationwide observance on June 19, 2021. It is observed and ...

Which states recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday?

President Joe Biden signed the legislation that made Juneteenth a federal holiday in June 2021. Every state has at some point passed a ...

The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved ...

Juneteenth as a National Holiday: How Advocates Made It Happen ...

Juneteenth,” advocated for the bill and spearheaded the legislation—and the wave of recognition began to spread. The 1990s witnessed a surge ...

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

It was only in 2021 that President Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday.

Juneteenth: Fact Sheet

Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. All 50 states ... 11 National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, “History of the Modern ...

What is Juneteenth? Learn the history behind the federal holiday's ...

The holiday, observed on June 19, is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, and has been celebrated by communities across the country for more than a ...

What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday - CNN

Texas became the first state to make Juneteenth a state holiday in 1980. In addition to it being a federal holiday, at least 28 states and ...

5 things to know about Juneteenth | CU Boulder Today

In 2021, President Biden signed into law a bill declaring June 19, also known as “Juneteenth,” a federal holiday. Marking the official end of ...

Juneteenth Is Now A U.S. Holiday. Here's One Woman ... - NPR

"And now we can all finally celebrate. The whole country together," Lee told NPR minutes after a landslide House vote on Wednesday approving ...

How Juneteenth Became a National Holiday

The holiday, often called America's second Independence Day, marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas.