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June 19, 2024 at 9:17 AM. Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images. ... In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [125]
June 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM Today is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday from what ...
When is Juneteenth 2024? D.Wright, DeShawn Wright, sings during Juneteenth on East in Oklahoma City, Saturday, June, 18, 2022. The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated this year on Wednesday, June 19 ...
June 3, 2024 at 7:55 AM. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In 2021, ... However, the federal holiday is observed on June 19. What is Juneteenth?
April 30, 2024 at 11:29 AM. Juneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the United States. ... 2021, officially making June 19 a federal holiday.
The United States' newest federal holiday, observed on June 19, marks the final end to the enslavement of African Americans on June 19, 1865. ... June 12, 2024 at 4:21 PM. For Jabee, the ...
Juneteenth will be marked on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Unlike other federal holidays, such as Memorial Day and Labor Day, that are observed on a specific day of the week, Juneteenth is celebrated ...