Our newest national holiday is celebrated on June 19, one all too few Americans were aware of until recently. In essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½ bloody years of the ...

a national holiday,” Biden said in a speech before signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. Juneteenth has traditionally been celebrated with activities like attending ...

On Wednesday, U.S. Congress approved a bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday, the vote passing ... officially setting aside June 19 to remember the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas ...

In a proclamation in June 2021, President Joe Biden declared Juneteenth National Independence Day a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in America. Before 2021, the last federal ...

However, it was declared a national holiday in the US only in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Although the day has a very rich history and a ...

When President Joe Biden officially made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021 ... front row as Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. She also received a standing ...

Juneteenth National Independence Day commemorates the freeing of slaves ... The day was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. Frederick said the decision to push forward with a community ...