Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday: Here’s What You Need to Know
Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrating the freedom of Black Americans who were still enslaved after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
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Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrating the freedom of Black Americans who were still enslaved after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
We take a look at Juneteenth as a federal holiday; Republican dissent to the holiday; and archival interview with a formerly enslaved woman.
Although June 19 marks one of the most important events in American history—the conclusion of two and a half centuries of racialized slavery—Juneteenth has yet to become a national holiday.
While Juneteenth is a momentous day in U.S. history, it is important to appreciate that the civil rights and liberties promised to African Americans have yet to be fully realized.
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