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1 195.jpg?resize=1200,630 - Massachusetts Is The Latest State To Make Juneteenth An Official State Holiday

Massachusetts Is The Latest State To Make Juneteenth An Official State Holiday

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Charlie Baker has made it official, Juneteenth is now recognized as a state holiday in Massachusetts.

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On Friday, Baker signed the measure as part of a supplemental coronavirus spending bill. The Governor said making June 19 a yearly state holiday would help “recognize the continued need to ensure racial freedom and equality.”

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While Juneteenth was not previously designated as a state official holiday in Massachusetts, the state’s first Black governor, former Gov. Deval Patrick signed a proclamation in 2007 that recognized it.

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Juneteenth — a mix between June and nineteenth — is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in America.point 255 |

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It commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that Union Maj.point 45 | Gen.point 49 | Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and told slaves about their freedom from slavery.point 128 | Granger’s announcement came more than two years after former President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.point 243 |

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While Texas became the first state to make Juneteenth a holiday in 1980, 47 US states and the District of Columbia have commemorated the day by either marking it as a state holiday or observance.point 322 |

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Cities and universities across the US have also begun to acknowledge the date as one that deserves more recognition.point 102 | point 102 | 1

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But despite a continued push by activists over the years, there’s still no federal holiday commemorating Juneteenth.point 365 |

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The US Senate passed a resolution recognizing June 19 as “Juneteenth Independence Day,” but a similar resolution has not been approved by the House.point 145 | point 145 | 1

This year’s Juneteenth came in the midst of a racial reckoning, as demonstrations and massive Black Lives Matter protests sparked across the country in the aftermath of the May 25 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

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