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2. Juneteenth - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created ...

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   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 ...

4. Juneteenth: History behind the holiday and celebrating in ...

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5. What and when is Juneteenth? A beginner's guide to the holiday

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   The history of the holiday dates back to June 19, 1865 — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation became official in 1863 — when Major General Gordon Granger of the Union army ...

6. Your Guide to Juneteenth: Everything You Need to Know About ...

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   The History of Juneteenth . While the official end of slavery should have come on January 1, 1863, with President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, many Black Americans—specifically those ...

7. The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more - AOL

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   As Juneteenth rolls around, many Americans are celebrating the ending of slavery in the United States — and some for […] The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more Skip to main ...

8. Know the history behind Juneteenth before the federal holiday ...

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   Juneteenth has been celebrated for more than 100 years and the historic day is just around the corner. The holiday is also called Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, according to PBS .

9. Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking ... - AOL

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   It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following ...