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Juneteenth National Independence Day


Juneteenth National Independence Day - NPS Commemorations ...

Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom.

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 | National Museum of African American History and Culture

On June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln ...

A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2024

On June 19, 1865, freedom finally came for the 250000 enslaved people of Texas. That day, which would become known as Juneteenth, the Army ...

The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some ...

The History of Juneteenth - The New York Times

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 ...

Juneteenth | History, Meaning, Importance, & Facts - Britannica

Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. It became a federal holiday in ...

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

President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a national holiday June 17, 2021,

President Biden Signs Juneteenth Bill Into Law, Making June 19 a ...

Juneteenth is the day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. June 19, 2021 will be the 156th anniversary of ...

A brief history of Juneteenth from emancipation to national celebration

Celebrated long before it was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, June 19 marks the end of enslavement in the United States.

Juneteenth: Fact Sheet

Independence Day, and, by statute, Juneteenth National Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston ...

Juneteenth | GovInfo

June 19, 2021 marks the 156th anniversary of the last African American slaves being freed in Texas. This year, President Biden signed into ...

S.475 - Juneteenth National Independence Day Act 117th Congress ...

Summary of S.475 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.

Juneteenth National Independence Day | Press Release - USAID

June 19 has been recognized as Juneteenth as a celebration of the de facto end of the brutal institution of slavery in the United States.

S.475 - Juneteenth National Independence Day Act 117th Congress ...

Text for S.475 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.

A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2021

On June 19, 1865 -- nearly nine decades after our Nation's founding, and more than 2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...

VA Illiana Honors Juneteenth National Independence Day - VA.gov

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on June 19 in the United States.

Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated - BBC

People are marking the anniversary of the last enslaved black Americans being freed on 19 June 1865.

The Meaning of Juneteenth as a National Independence Day

On Thursday, June 17, 2021, following a decade of grassroots activism, the 94-year-old Texas activist Opal Lee listened to Kamala Harris — the ...

Congress passes bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday - CNN

The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday ...