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2. Juneteenth flag - Wikipedia

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   The most recognizable symbol of Juneteenth is the Juneteenth flag. [8] The flag was first flown in 2000, at Boston's Roxbury Heritage State Park. [10] Ben Haith initiated the Boston flag raising. [4] Beginning in 2020 in the United States, several state governors ordered the Juneteenth flag to be raised over their capitol buildings on June 19.

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 - 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.

5. List of African-American holidays - Wikipedia

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   Juneteenth National Independence Day: 2021: Commemorates General Order No. 3, the legal decree issued in 1865 by Union General Gordon Granger enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation to the residents of Galveston, Texas, at the end of the American Civil War. [2]

6. Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 ...

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   Juneteenth is a day dedicated to recognizing justice and freedom for African Americans and Black people in America. It was first celebrated in Texas on June 19th, 1866 to commemorate the end of ...

7. The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth - AOL

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   A Juneteenth menu might incorporate items like barbecued ribs or other red meat, watermelon and red velvet cake. Drinks like fruit punch and red Kool-Aid may make an appearance at the table.

8. 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 ...

9. Juneteenth - en.wikipedia.org

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   Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States .