US poised to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
by Maanvi Singh and agency from on (#5K5TB)
The commemoration marks when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas on 19 June 1865, ending slavery
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation.
Congress has approved a bill that would make Juneteenth, or 19 June, a holiday - a bill Joe Biden is expected to sign into law.
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