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2. Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created ...

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   TERRY TANG. June 18, 2024 at 11:07 AM. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday

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   A blend of the words June and nineteenth, it marks June 19, 1865: the day that Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, proclaiming that the ...

5. What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the ... - AOL

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   However, Juneteenth wasn't recognized as a federal holiday until over 150 years after the date. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021 ...

6. When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated

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   What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Before Juneteenth was used as the official title of the ...

7. What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal ... - AOL

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   Though it has long been celebrated in Black communities, Juneteenth became a federal holiday when Biden signed a bill on June 17, 2021.. At the the signing of the 2021 Juneteenth National ...

8. When is Juneteenth? What to know about the holiday ...

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   With summer comes a slew of holidays and observances, including one central to Black communities across the nation. This will be the third year that Juneteenth is celebrated widely as a federal ...

9. Your Guide to Juneteenth: Everything You Need to Know ... - AOL

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   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.