Juneteenth 2021 | Juneteenth Federal Holiday

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Juneteenth, is a federal holiday in the United States, commemorating the emancipation of African American slaves. It is also often observed for celebrating African American culture. Originating in Galveston, Texas, it has been celebrated annually on June 19, in various parts of the United States since 1866. The day was recognized as a federal holiday, on June 17, 2021, when The President of the United States, Joe Biden, signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. Juneteenth's commemoration, is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of General Order No. 3, by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. 

On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, received news of the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order, that mandated the end of slavery in Confederate states, during the American Civil War.  

Despite its passage on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, remained opposed for years, by several states, still under Confederate control. Texas represented the westernmost edge of the Confederate territories, and was thus among the American regions with the least Union presence. It was in the Lone Star State’s port town of Galveston, that some 1,800 Union troops, finally arrived to establish Union authority on June 19, 1865.  

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