Juneteenth is not a federal holiday. These lawmakers are trying again ...Middle East

It took two years, five months and 18 days for the slaves in Galveston, Texas, to learn they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. It may take longer than that to get the date — June 19, 1865, known and celebrated as Juneteenth — recognized as a federal holiday.  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, […] The post Juneteenth is not a federal holiday. These lawmakers are trying again appeared first on Roll Call.

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