Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth A National Holiday

*President Joe Biden signs a bill making Juneteenth a national holiday (image via POTUS)*

I couldn’t possibly leave my desk without acknowledging this amazing moment in history at Juneteenth is now officially recognized as a national holiday. For years, people have acknowledged June 19 as the day the last remaining slaves in Texas were notified they’d been freed in 1865 – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday is the first to be established by Congress since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was signed into law in 1983.

I was honored to welcome Miss Opal Lee to the White House today. A daughter of Texas. And the grandmother of the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. pic.twitter.com/pl3tFSxGds

— President Biden (@POTUS) June 18, 2021

Throughout history, Juneteenth has been known by many names: – Jubilee Day. – Freedom Day. – Liberation Day. – Emancipation Day. And today, a national holiday. pic.twitter.com/NGgve5piV6

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) June 18, 2021

Juneteenth is now officially a federal holiday. pic.twitter.com/fiRBXLey9x

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 17, 2021

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