June 19 should have been a federal holiday years ago. Juneteenth
. Juneteenth isn’t a new holiday, especially for Black Americans who have been celebrating it for decades, but it does come at a pivotal point in American history. Here’s what to know about it.What is Juneteenth? On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to proclaim that all slaves in Texas were now free.
Now, in the 21st century, Juneteenth is celebrated in most big cities across the United States with local festivities. Among Juneteenth traditions are public readings of the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as singing songs with importance tosuch as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” according to Juneteenth.com.
A year after the George Floyd protests, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth Independence Day Act on June 17, 2021. It overwhelmingly passed the House and the Senate. President Biden said that the day had “profound weight and profound power,” and “a day in which we remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country, and continues to take.” Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee was in attendance of the signing.
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