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Juneteenth became one of five date-specific federal holidays along with New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), and Christmas Day (December 25). Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared a holiday in 1986.
“Today as we celebrate Juneteenth, together we are reminded of the promise of America,” Harris said in opening remarks. “A promise of freedom, liberty and opportunity, not for some but for all.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange), [1] is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [2]
Read on to learn more about how Juneteenth came to be, what it looks like today, how you can participate, and why its national recognition is so important. The History of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest internationally celebrated remembrance of the ending of slavery in the U.S., according to juneteenth.com. The site also states that early celebrations included prayer and ...
Find out the history and meaning behind the federal holiday, plus when and how you can celebrate. What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
Juneteenth — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of all American slaves on June 19, 1865 — isn't well known outside the Black community, but historian and UCLA professor Brenda Stevenson ...
11 TV Hill examines the history of the Juneteenth holiday with Terri Lee Freeman, executive director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in downtown ...