Juneteenth: How it became a federal holiday
The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or
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The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or
The reckoning over race ignited by the murder of George Floyd set the stage for Juneteenth to become a US holiday.
Juneteenth marks June 19, the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Americans have celebrated the day with parades and cookouts, but knowledge of its history is also important.
Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month
US’s newest federal holiday – signed into law in 2021 – has its roots in the emancipation of Black Americans from slavery