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Juneteenth 2025: What to Know, Including What's Open
- On June 19, 2025, Americans will observe Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the 1865 announcement of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.
- Union Major General Gordon Granger declared that all slaves in Texas were free under President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, delivered two years earlier during the Civil War.
- Juneteenth celebrations include solemn remembrances and cultural events nationwide, while many government offices, banks, and stock markets will close on this day.
- In his proclamation, Granger declared that all enslaved individuals in Texas were freed in accordance with the President’s executive order, marking the beginning of full equality and a transition from slavery to an employer-employee dynamic.
- Since becoming the nation’s 11th federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth highlights ongoing racial issues amid stalled reform efforts and remains unrecognized by some states.
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Select board proclaims June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day - Hingham Anchor
June 18, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The select board also proclaimed June 19 as “Juneteenth Independence Day,” urging all citizens “to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.” June 19 is both a state and federal holiday. Juneteenth acknowledges a proclamation from the Executive of the United States issued in 1865 declaring all slaves to be free. This involves “an absolute equality of personal rights and rights…
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Juneteenth 2025: What to know, including what's open
(The Hill) -- Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. The commemoration traditionally takes place on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when Major Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in the state of Texas to share the news of the Emancipation Proclamation, announcing the official end of the Civil War. This year, the holiday falls on a Thursday. Here’s all you need to know about the approaching …
Colorado Springs Gazette
Denver GazetteExplainer-What is Juneteenth and when did it become a US federal holiday?
(Reuters) -Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden.
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