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Opal Lee (born October 7, 1926) is an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth". [2] On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed Senate Bill S. 475, making Juneteenth the eleventh federal holiday. [3]
Let Freedom Ring. Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "Nineteenth," is a 159-year-old holiday that celebrates the liberation of the last group of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.
Juneteenth flag. Haith founded the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation, and he led the holiday's first Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony in Boston's Roxbury Heritage State Park in 2000. [3] [13] Haith designed the Juneteenth flag in 1997, [14] and in 2000 (after the addition of the text June 19, 1865), he copyrighted the design. [15]
Juneteenth is also celebrated by the Mascogos, descendants of Black Seminoles who escaped from slavery in 1852 and settled in Coahuila, Mexico. [10] The day was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, when the 117th U.S. Congress enacted and President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National
President Biden took a moment Thursday to recognize Opal Lee, a 94-year-old woman who's been at the forefront of the fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Grandmother of the movement to ...
President Joe Biden, who signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday in 2021, named Rep. Edwards in the 2023 and 2024 Juneteenth Day of Observance proclamation.
In 1994 a group of community leaders from across the country gathered at Christian Unity Baptist Church in New Orleans, to work for greater national recognition of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of slavery. Myers was elected Chairman of this advocacy effort, and continues to serve as chairman of the National Juneteenth Holiday ...
The holiday—sometimes referred to as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day—was deemed a federal holiday in 2021 when President Biden signed it into legislation on June 17.