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What is Juneteenth? Here's the history of the newest federal holiday
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following the arrival of Union troops. The Civil War had ended on April 9, and the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued on January 1, 1863.
Could President Trump cancel Juneteenth as a federal holiday?
And in 2021, then-President Biden signed legislation into law to make Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday. Biden’s signature made Juneteenth the country’s 12th federal holiday — and the first new one created since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983.
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It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
What does it truly mean to be free The answer to this question resonates deeply within the story of Juneteenth, a day that ...
Since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, its recognition has continued to grow in Michigan and nationally too. The ...
Though some worry over the federal pushback against DEI, community members say there is a renewed focus to recognize Black ...
Several communities in the region have Juneteenth events, and at the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, organizers say there is an ...
This year will be the first Juneteenth under the second Trump administration, which has banned DEI initiatives including Black history content.
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Google marked Juneteenth Thursday with a Google Doodle crafted to represent both African American heritage and culture, and ...
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