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2. Juneteenth - Wikipedia

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   Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [125]

3. 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 ...

4. The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more - AOL

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   Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Black Independence Day, is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. The annual celebration ...

5. Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021

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   MILWAUKEE - The federal holiday Juneteenth will be celebrated on June 19. The holiday observes the date "the people of Texas were informed all slaves are free." "It's a dark side of history. It's ...

6. Juneteenth flag - Wikipedia

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   The Juneteenth Flag has the date of June 19, 1865 displayed on it. One year later freed slaves in Texas celebrated the first Juneteenth on June 19, and it was called "Jubilee Day". History. The most recognizable symbol of Juneteenth is the Juneteenth flag. The flag was first flown in 2000, at Boston's Roxbury Heritage State Park.

7. The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th - AOL

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   Though it’s been celebrated by Black Americans as early as in the mid-late 1800s, Juneteenth is a date that was long omitted from history books—and wasn’t designated as a federal holiday ...

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

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   The history and meaning behind Juneteenth. Texas was the first state to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday. The late Rep. Al Edwards of Houston, a Democratic congressman, wrote and sponsored ...

9. Juneteenth - en.wikipedia.org

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   Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States .