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federal holiday > Juneteenth

On June 19, 1865,

enslaved African-Americans

in Galveston, Texas,

were told they were free

Martha Yates Jones, left,

and Pinkie Yates in a buggy decorated with flowers

for Houston’s annual Juneteenth celebration in 1908.

Photograph:

Reverend Jack Yates Family and Antioch Baptist Church Collection,

via The African American Library

at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library

Annette Gordon-Reed’s Surprising Recollections of Texas

NYT

May 7, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/
books/review/on-juneteenth-annette-gordon-reed.html

Why Trump’s Tulsa Rally

Put the City’s Black Residents on Edge

NYT    22 june 2020

Why Trump’s Tulsa Rally Put the City’s Black Residents on Edge

Video    The New York Times    22 june 2020

President Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Okla.,

the site of one of the country’s

worst episodes of racial violence in 1921,

angered the city’s black residents.

In this news analysis,

we explain what this moment could mean

for Mr. Trump’s re-election bid.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdps9MiVKqA

What is Juneteenth

– and should it be a federal holiday in the US?

G    18 June 2020

What is Juneteenth

– and should it be a federal holiday in the US?

Video        G        18 June 2020

Every 19 June for more than 150 years

African Americans across the US

have celebrated freedom from slavery.

Guardian US reporter Kenya Evelyn

explores the significance of Juneteenth,

how celebrations have evolved over the years

and looks at whether it is time for the holiday

to receive federal recognition

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az6hJaNEbSU

USA > national / federal holiday

Juneteenth holiday / Juneteenth / Emancipation day    UK / USA

On June 19, 1865,

enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas,

were told they were free.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
juneteenth-day-celebration.html - June 18, 2020

2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/
us/sheila-jackson-lee-dead.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2024/jun/20/
plastic-waste-protest-and-england-fans-in-frankfurt-
photos-of-the-day-thursday

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/jun/19/
juneteenth-celebrations-across-the-us-
in-pictures - Guardian picture gallery

2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/19/
1182921169/juneteenth-longtime-holiday

2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/
1106193407/celebrate-juneteenth-the-right-way

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/
1105945119/four-enduring-myths-about-juneteenth-are-not-based-on-facts

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/19/
1106135273/which-states-recognize-juneteenth

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/19/
opinion/juneteenth-how-to-celebrate.html

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/19/
1106107171/on-juneteenth-weekend-black-activists-march-for-abortion-rights

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/19/
1105898257/juneteenth-church-services

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17
/1105477075/on-juneteenth-
historian-examines-the-hope-and-hostility-toward-emancipation

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/
1105790840/poet-amanda-gorman-reflects-
on-what-lies-beneath-the-celebrations-of-juneteenth

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/
1101017257/juneteenth-products-companies-problematic

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/
1105709829/on-food-mattress-sales-and-juneteenth

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2022/06/16/
1105224652/songs-to-believe-in-a-juneteenth-playlist

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/
1105293158/states-slow-to-make-juneteenth-paid-holiday

2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/04/
opinion/juneteenth-july-4th-holiday.html

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2021/jun/21/
human-rights-this-fortnight-in-pictures

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/20/
1008403303/juneteenth-brings-joy-
a-new-tubman-museum-and-questions-of-the-future

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2021/jun/20/
the-weekends-best-photos-royal-ascot-protests-and-underwater-boxing-
in-pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2021/jun/19/
juneteenth-gallery-in-pictures

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/19/
1003446941/in-new-york-city-
a-juneteenth-event-examines-the-meaning-of-freedom

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/19/
1008368899/photos-americans-celebrate-juneteenth-
after-it-becomes-a-national-holiday

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/18/
1008095439/juneteenth-is-a-federal-holiday-now-
but-what-that-means-for-workers-varies-widel

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/18/
opinion/juneteenth-federal-holiday.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/18/
opinion/juneteenth-civil-rights.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/06/18/
1007389777/songs-for-freedom-
a-juneteenth-playlist-from-pianist-lara-downes

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/18/
1007632122/to-celebrate-juneteenth-
listen-to-a-reading-of-the-emancipation-proclamation

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/
1007498876/how-juneteenth-became-national-holiday

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/
1007315228/juneteenth-what-is-origin-observation

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/
1007551309/14-house-republicans-voted-
against-making-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/
1007602290/biden-and-harris-will-speak-
at-the-bill-signing-making-juneteenth-a-federal-holi

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/
learning/five-ways-to-learn-about-juneteenth-with-the-new-york-times.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/
style/juneteenth-pageants.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/15/
1006934154/senate-unanimously-approves-a-bill-
to-make-juneteenth-a-public-holiday

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/
books/review/on-juneteenth-annette-gordon-reed.html

2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/
arts/music/playlist-beyonce-prince.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2020/jun/19/
juneteenth-celebrations-us-pictures-photos

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/19/
879647898/calls-to-make-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday-gain-momentum

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/18/
style/juneteenth-celebration.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az6hJaNEbSU
video - G - 18 June 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
juneteenth-day-celebration.html - June 18, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
juneteenth-food-black-chefs.html - June 16, 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/18/
juneteenth-celebration-events-protest-activism

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/
juneteenth-2020-anti-racist-uprisings

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/16/
juneteenth-independence-holiday-what-you-need-to-know

2017

https://www.npr.org/2017/01/08/
508842227/one-womans-quest-to-make-juneteenth-a-national-holiday

2006

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/
story.php?storyId=5495039 - June 19th, 2006

1999

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/05/23/
daily/052599ellison-book-review.html

celebrate Juneteenth

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/06/16/
414928122/tell-us-how-do-people-celebrate-juneteenth-in-your-area-
wouldntbejuneteenthwitho

U.S. / national / federal / holiday

2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/
1105293158/states-slow-to-make-juneteenth-paid-holiday

2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/18/
1008095439/juneteenth-is-a-federal-holiday-now-
but-what-that-means-for-workers-varies-widel

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/
1007498876/how-juneteenth-became-national-holiday

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/
1007602290/biden-and-harris-will-speak-at-the-bill-signing-
making-juneteenth-a-federal-holi

Miss Juneteenth

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/
style/juneteenth-pageants.html

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