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If June 19th falls on a weekend, the federal holiday and most state holidays will observe a holiday on the closest working weekday. In New Jersey, Juneteenth is observed as a state and public holiday on the third Friday in June.
Juneteenth, holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. (Read Charles Blow’s Britannica essay on the Juneteenth holiday.) 2 of 2 Emancipation ProclamationPage one of the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. In 1863, during the American Civil War,...
It commemorates the date of June 19, 1865, when the last African-American slaves held in Confederate states were finally freed by the Union army. Six months later, the Thirteenth Amendment officially made slavery illegal throughout the entire United States. Juneteenth has been observed since ...
Juneteenth, a holiday observed on June 19, is considered by many to be the “African AmericanEmancipationDay.” First observed in 1865, it is the the oldest nationwide celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. The name Juneteenth is derived from the fusion of the words June...
© JUNETEENTH.com The Middle Passage" Let's make Juneteenth a commemorative, not of the horrific institution our country embraced, but rather as a showcase of the strength in the American spirit to recognize wrong and set about making it right. In this same spirit America moves ahead tod...
Juneteenth 2024: Freedom SongsPreview Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, takes its name from the date 19 June 1865, the day General Gordon Granger and Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced to slaves in the state that they were free—some two years after Abraham ...
Juneteenth became a legalfederal holidayin the U.S. on the eve of its earliest nationwide observance on June 19, 2021. It is observed and celebrated each year on that same date. The origins of Juneteenth The name, Juneteenth, is a portmanteau, combining June and nineteenth.Its originsda...
The holiday, set for June 19, will lead to closures of many facilities, while others will remain unaffected. Here is a breakdown of what to expect on Wednesday. Mail Service Juneteenth is included in holidaysobserved by the United States Postal Service,meaning that no mail delivery will occur...
Though Juneteenth has been a widely observed holiday within the Black community, we hold a responsibility to create broader recognition and understanding across our nation. As we look to our national leaders to implement equitable policies, there must also be an individual effort to create change ...