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19 de jun. de 2024 · A holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been celebrated every 19 June since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in 2021.
Hace 2 días · Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Organizations in a number of other countries also use the day to recognize the end of slavery and to celebrate the culture and achievements of African Americans.
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Hace 3 días · Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States.
12 de jun. de 2024 · Here’s a brief guide to Juneteenth. Dancer Prescylia Mae, of Houston, performs during a dedication ceremony for the giant mural “Absolute Equality” in downtown Galveston, Texas, in 2021 ...
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19 de jun. de 2024 · The name, Juneteenth, is a portmanteau, combining June and nineteenth. Its origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S. were informed of their...
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18 de jun. de 2024 · Juneteenth is the newest US federal holiday. Watch the celebrations commemorating one of America’s most pivotal historical turning points.
18 de jun. de 2024 · 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 Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
