President Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

President Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

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Watch VideoJuneteenth is now a federal holiday.

It marks the day enslaved Black people in Texas learned they were free after the Civil War.

President Biden signed the bill into law at a ceremony attended by activists and members of Congress. He and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke about the importance of history – and...

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