Juneteenth | Adobe Stock
Juneteenth | Adobe Stock
In 2021, President Biden signed legislation to designate June 19th as Juneteenth Day of Observance. Juneteenth is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of Black Americans.
On June 19, 1865 — nearly nine decades after our Nation’s founding, and more than 2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation — enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word that they were free from bondage. As those who were formerly enslaved were recognized for the first time as citizens, Black Americans came to commemorate Juneteenth with celebrations across the country, building new lives and a new tradition that we honor today. In its celebration of freedom, Juneteenth is a day that should be recognized by all Americans.
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