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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.
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
Also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is a national holiday that commemorates an important day in history—June 19, 1865. ... Why is it called Juneteenth?
Why is it called Juneteenth? The celebration of June 19th was coined “Juneteenth” by combining "June" and "nineteenth" and grew with more participation from descendants.
As you celebrate Juneteenth — between bites of barbeque fresh off the grill or the melodies of the local blues band — take a moment to reflect on the holiday’s history and the fight ahead.
Though it’s been celebrated by Black Americans as early as in the mid-late 1800s, Juneteenth is a date that was long omitted from history books—and wasn’t designated as a federal holiday ...
What is Juneteenth and why is it important? Find out the history and meaning behind the federal holiday, plus when and how you can celebrate.
(Reuters) - Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a ...