Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
The bill whose passage. In the decades since every state but South Dakota came to officially commemorate Juneteenth but. Pin By Richard E Belfrey Ii On Americana God Bless America Federal Holiday Your Story The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth or June 19 the 12th federal holiday. Make juneteenth a federal holiday . The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation to make Juneteenth which celebrates the emancipation of formerly enslaved African Americans a federal holiday. In 1980 Juneteenth became a Texas state holiday. Under the legislation the federal holiday would be known as Juneteenth National Independence Day. The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. Carolyn Maloney D-NY who introduced the bill. The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth or June 19th the 12th federal holiday. Republicans picked a fight over the holidays. Juneteenth commemorates June 19 1865 when Union so...