Here is what's open and closed on Juneteenth 2023.
Red, white and blue are the colors of the American flag, but they also grace the face of another quintessential American banner: the official Juneteenth flag., which commemorates the end of slavery in the US.
Almost 40% of US employers now provide Juneteenth as a paid holiday, a significant increase from just 9% two years ago, according to data from HR consulting firm Mercer. Juneteenth is observed on June 19, a Monday this year. It became a federal holiday in 2021, after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
On June 19, 1865, Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger told enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that they had been liberated - nearly three years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery in the US. Communities throughout the United States have long celebrated the holiday, honoring Black culture.The United States Post Office will be closed and will not deliver mail on Monday.locations will be open, including its ground and express critical services.
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