Juneteenth

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Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The legislation passed Congress and...

History & Culture

June 19 is best known in the United States for Juneteenth, the announcement in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas were free, yet its importance extends beyond a single date. Thi...

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Juneteenth commemorates the arrival of Union Army General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of ensl...

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Within a year of the 1865 arrival of Union General Gordon Granger’s order in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming the end of slavery, Black communities began local celebrations often...

holidays

No, June 18 is not a U.S. federal holiday. Federal holidays are established by U.S. law and observed by federal agencies, and June 18 is not listed among them. On June 18, feder...

Culture & Society

Juneteenth is observed on June 19 to mark the arrival of Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to deliver the news that all enslaved people were free. Although the Emancip...

Guides And Explainers

Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The move established Juneteenth—al...

History & Culture

Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, marks the arrival of Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved...

Culture & Society

Juneteenth Day marks June 19 as the date in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Widel...

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Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved people. This date is widely...