Juneteenth has been a paid state holiday in Texas since 1980. In 2020, corporations like Best Buy, Nike, and Target took the lead in making Juneteenth a paid holiday for their employees, and a growing list of other companies are following their lead. The governmental and corporate change ...
Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, it was already observed as a state or ceremonial holiday in 48 U.S. states as well as D.C. For decades, Juneteenth was declared a state holiday only in Texas, but then Maine, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia all passed laws in ...
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June 19, is a holiday that honors the last enslaved Black people in Texas learning that they were free. On June 19, 1865, federal troops marched on Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state. Even though the Civil War had been over for two months, sla...
And for good reason. Juneteenth has its origins in Texas, where, on June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger brought news of freedom and abolition to enslaved people in Galveston. Note that this was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation and more than two months after ...
Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The Emancipation Proclamation had been signed two and a half years earlier, as depicted in this illustration. The Juneteenth holiday hono...
Since Juneteenth began in Galveston, Texas, it should come as no surprise that it has been a Texas state holiday since 1980. It is also recognized as an official holiday in states such as New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, and Alaska. Several large cities, including Milwaukee ...
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is usually celebrated in June and commemorates the end of slavery. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. On June 15, 2021, the Senate unanimously passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act,[86] establishing Juneteenth as a...
Massachusetts is going to celebrate Juneteenth, once a forgotten celebration, as a federally recognized state holiday. Juneteenth, which occurs every June 19, marks the day in 1865 when Galveston, Texas, slaves were the last ones told they were free two years after President...
Juneteenth is a day that commemorates the end of slavery and celebrates Black and African American freedom and achievements. Juneteenth is June 19th. Slavery officially ended on June 19, 1865, when the news of liberation came to Texas more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Eman...
Juneteenth is officially a federal holiday. On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law commemorating June 19, which marks the true end of slavery in the U.S., as a federal holiday. "This is a day of profound weight and profound power," Biden said at the signing ceremony...