The Origin of Juneteenth
8:30am, 6-13-2023
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June 19, 1865 marks the origin of Juneteenth, on Galveston Island. The official celebration began in 1866, commemorating the freedom of African people from settler colonialism, 2 1/2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the legislation, making Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday. Its the first new federal holiday since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.
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