The Importance of Juneteenth - the Newest Federal Holiday
In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
June 19, 2023
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In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
First celebrated in 1866 in Texas, it's now a federal holiday.
On this date in 1865, the news of slavery's end came to the last state practicing it. It's become a day to celebrate and reflect on African-American history.
June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery in the U.S., and recognition of the date is spreading.
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