Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill recognizing Juneteenth as state holiday
Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill recognizing Juneteenth as state holiday
MAJORITY VOTE. TIME RIGHT NOW IS 5.34, AND JUNETEENTH IS NOW AN OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAY, MARKING A MAJOR MOMENT OF RECOGNITION. JUNETEENTH IS CELEBRATED EACH YEAR ON JUNE 19TH. IT COMMEMORATES THE OFFICIAL END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN TROOPS ENTERED GALVESTON, TEXAS, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR ENDED AND ANNOUNCED THEY WERE FREED BY AN EXECUTIVE DECRE
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Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill recognizing Juneteenth as state holiday
Juneteenth is an official Alabama state holiday as of Thursday.Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 165, marking the annual holiday on June 19.Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, it was not until June 19, 1865, that African Americans in Texas were notified of their freedom by Union soldiers. Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday since 2021.For the past four years, Gov. Ivey has used her executive powers to designate Juneteenth as a state holiday. Now it will be a permanent state holiday.>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —
Juneteenth is an official Alabama state holiday as of Thursday.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed , marking the annual holiday on June 19.
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is a holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, it was not until June 19, 1865, that African Americans in Texas were notified of their freedom by Union soldiers.
Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday since 2021.
For the past four years, Gov. Ivey has used her executive powers to designate Juneteenth as a state holiday. Now it will be a permanent state holiday.
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