On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The law made June 19th a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth's commemoration is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaiming and enforcing freedom of enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery. The House version of the bill was sponsored by Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and was co-sponsored by 166 members, two of whom are Republicans. It passed 415 to 14, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. It passed the Senate via unanimous consent.
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@88WP5BCRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, but not as a second Independence Day.
@93JQBLX3yrs3Y
No, for Juneteenth was not the true end of slavery
@9224R8T3yrs3Y
Yes, also add women's suffrage in August.
@8ZRXP9C3yrs3Y
Yes, and make Emancipation Day a national holiday also.
I feel like it can tie in with the Fourth of July
@8Y2VD953yrs3Y
Yes but the name is dumb.
@85S9RWN4yrs4Y
Yes, because why not? Having a holiday doesn't hurt anyone
@8W9K99K4yrs4Y
No, because there shouldn't be a government.
@8W7QL5J4yrs4Y
Yes, and we need more education about in our schools as well
@8W5PTR2Libertarian4yrs4Y
No, no more federal holidays should be issued as they only serve to give people a day off. It should instead be remembered and acknowledged as an important day in history such as D-Day.
@8TN2BQK4yrs4Y
No, it defeats the purpose of Juneteenth
@8TDLZ484yrs4Y
To make it a holiday spits in the face of the emancipation proclamation
@8ZJZ74N3yrs3Y
No, and Martin Luther Coon day should also be removed as a federal holiday. Christian holidays should be emphasized, or days celebrating sacred national events.
@8XXKY783yrs3Y
Yes because its holiday that us colored people celebrate
@8TFP2BC4yrs4Y
No, Juneteenth is retarded and spergy.
@7GQMXLTLibertarian3yrs3Y
I don't personally have an opinion on this specific holiday, but I support the right of all Americans to petition their government for recognition of days important to their individual cultures, histories, and causes.
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