In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth marks the end of slaveryJuneteenth – also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day and Emancipation Day – commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. 3, proclaiming that the enslaved African Americans there were free. Today, many African Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, parades and gatherings with family and friends. In addition to it being a federal holiday, at least 28 states and Washington, DC, will recognize it as a public holiday this year, according to the Pew Research Center.

Source: CNN June 20, 2023 12:42 UTC