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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 ...
Juneteenth Jubilee Day Festival. When: noon to 4 p.m. Sunday Where: Ohio Village and Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave.What: Visitors will be transported to an 1890’s Juneteenth observation ...
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 ...
Independence Day is the quintessential all-American holiday, but those annual Fourth of July celebrations don't hold the same significance for all Americans. That's where Juneteenth comes in. The ...
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.
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 .
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.