Juneteenth
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June 19, Date commemorating when slaves in Texas first learned they had been freed, via General Gordon Granger's General Order. Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in June 2021 by President Joe Biden after the efforts of Opal Lee (95) and Activist Greshun De Bouse-the youngest pioneer of Juneteenth federalization, and founder of the Juneteenth Goes Federal (JGF) movement.
