Senate Unanimously Approves A Bill To Make Juneteenth A Public Holiday
Juneteenth marks when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth marks when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation.The holiday is celebrated on June 19, and it began in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation.