Juneteenth – BTW – Stuff You Should Know

a black, green, yellow, and red Juneteenth Freedom Day graphic

History of Juneteenth

June 7, 2024 btwuser 0

President Abraham Lincoln declared an end to slavery in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862. Following the Union army’s success at […]

President Joe Biden speaks with Opal Lee after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 17, 2021.

Juneteenth: A Federal Holiday

June 24, 2021 btwuser 0

This week’s Election Central post examines the creation of Juneteenth as the newest federal holiday. On June 19, 1865, news of the end of the […]

Black Civil War re-enactors Lt James Hayes (from left), Samuel Stephenson and Marvin-Alonzo Greer are shown during a Juneteenth celebration at the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum. Photo: AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson

Happy Juneteenth

June 19, 2015 btwuser 0

President Abraham Lincoln declared an end to slavery in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862. Following the Union army’s success at […]