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2. Juneteenth - Wikipedia

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   Juneteenth became one of five date-specific federal holidays along with New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), and Christmas Day (December 25). Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared a holiday in 1986.

3. Juneteenth 2024: Here's when and where you can ... - AOL

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   The United States' newest federal holiday, observed on June 19, marks the final end to the enslavement of African Americans on June 19, 1865. ... A year later, in 1866, the first Juneteenth ...

4. What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday

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   Editor’s Note: This piece is an updated version of a story that originally ran in June 2022. Despite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans ...

5. Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created ...

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   TERRY TANG. June 18, 2024 at 8:07 AM. For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...

6. When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail ... - AOL

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   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 ...

7. Opal Lee - Wikipedia

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   Lee talks with President Joe Biden after the signing of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Bill. Lee campaigned for decades to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. [22] She promoted the idea by leading 2.5 miles (4.0 km) walks each year, representing the 2.5 years it took for news of the Emancipation Proclamation to reach Texas. At the ...

8. What and when is Juneteenth? A beginner's guide to the holiday

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   Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas on January 1, 1980, led by African American state legislator Al Edwards. New Jersey made Juneteenth an official state holiday on June 25, 2020.

9. When is Juneteenth? What to know about the holiday ...

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   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 ...