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Saturday, June 19, 2021

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Biden Makes Juneteenth Federal Holiday After Decades of Black Advocacy

Civil RightsHistorical Precedent

President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 17, 2021, after decades of organizing led by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and activist Opal Lee—finally recognizing when enslaved people actually learned they were free.

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