You can find out more about Juneteenth from the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, which campaigned in support of declaring Juneteenth a nationally observed holiday, and find out when your state declared it a holiday here. The executive action made Juneteenth an annual federal holiday on June 19. Hawaii passed legislation recognizing the date in 2021, leaving South Dakota as the only state in the Union that did not declared Juneteenth a holiday before a Congressional bill was signed by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021. Almost every state in the union officially recognized the holiday by 2021. The Path to National Recognition of Juneteenthīlack Texas legislator Al Edwards’s efforts prevailed in 1980, and Juneteenth was declared a state holiday, the first official state recognition of the day. Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. The holiday would begin to see a resurgence with the civil rights movement of the sixties, when student demonstrators wore Juneteenth buttons. Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. For years, these celebrations were highly attended, until economic factors, cultural reasons, and racism reduced education about and knowledge of the holiday. Juneteenth festivities followed each year and were special gatherings, where Black communities shared meals together, donned new clothing (representing new freedoms), and sang and prayed. Juneteenth celebrations, now recognized as a federal holiday, are taking place around the country in recognition of the emancipation of enslaved African-American people.
TULSA, OK - JUNE 19: A family poses for a picture during the Juneteenth Festival on Jin Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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