Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June 19, is a holiday that honors the last enslaved Black people in Texas learning they were free. Congress moved to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday in June 2021.
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June 19, is a holiday that honors the last enslaved Black people in Texas learning they were free.
That day came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. Not all states immediately ended slavery when Lincoln signed the order during the Civil War. Congress moved to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday in June 2021, and the holiday went into effect immediately. The bill, signed into law by President Biden, designated the date as Juneteenth National Independence Day.
Despite the U.S. recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday last year, many Americans still didn’t know the meaning of the observance. In a 2021 Gallup survey, 28% of U.S. adults said they knew “nothing at all” about Juneteenth.
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