Juneteenth  June 19, 2024

Juneteenth is June 19^th. It is a national holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

The first official Juneteenth celebration took place in Galveston, Texas in 1866.  On June 17, 2021, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed, establishing June 19th–Juneteenth, as a federal holiday.  In October 2020, legislation was passed unanimously to officially declare it a permanent statewide holiday in Virginia. 

For more information, please review the following resources:

• What is Juneteenth? (History.com)
• Slavery Didn’t End on Juneteenth. What You Should Know About this Important Day (NPR)
• Celebrating Juneteenth (Library of Congress)

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