This year marks the 156th annual Juneteenth celebration, which is observed every June 19.
in February 1979 and it passed in the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate the following May. Texas Republican Gov. William Clements signed the bill in June 1979 and the bill officially went into effect on Jan. 1, 1980."a holiday or observance."
Congressional representatives have introduced multiple bills to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, unsuccessfully thus far. Groups and activists, like the National Juneteenth Observation Foundation and Opal Lee of Texas, continue to petition the federal government to make Juneteenth a national holiday.
Zebiyan Fields, 11, at center, drums alongside more than 20 kids at the front of the Juneteenth parade in Flint, Michigan on June 19, 2018.Juneteenth has grown from a national holiday into a global one with a variety of celebrations worldwide, including cookouts, festivals, marches, pageants, parades, picnics, rodeos, readings and vigils. Events commemorateMiss Juneteenth Sean-Maree Swinger-Otey waves to the crowd during the celebration parade in 2015.
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