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State Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Columbia, has introduced several bills to make Juneteenth an SC state holiday since 2019. He says it’s the right thing.
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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 ...
[44] [12] The Black community began using the word Juneteenth for Jubilee Day early in the 1890s. [8] The word Juneteenth appeared in print in the Brenham Weekly Banner, a white newspaper from Brenham, Texas, as early as 1891. [52] Mentions of Juneteenth celebrations outside of Texas appeared as early as 1909 in Shreveport, Louisiana. [53]
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.
In August 2017, "a coalition of Columbia-area groups is calling for the S.C. Legislature to remove several monuments on the State House grounds." [3] South Carolina's Confederate Dead (1879), also known as the South Carolina Soldiers Monument. [4] It was unveiled before a crowd of 15,000. [5]
COVID-19 put many Juneteenth plans on pause for the last few years, but 2023 is set to be the year that celebrations happen in full force (aka, WE OUTSIDE). This year, June 19 is a Monday, so the ...
Booker T. Washington High School served African American students in Columbia, South Carolina. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Booker T. Washington High School Foundation was ...