U.S. Senator Tina Smith Celebrates 4th Year of Juneteenth Being Recognized as a Federal Holiday
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith celebrated the fourth year that Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday in the United States. The annual holiday celebrates the date that news of emancipation of slaves in the South reached Galveston, Texas, two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Senator Smith's bill establishing the holiday was signed into law by Pres . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith celebrated the fourth year that Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday in the United States. The annual holiday celebrates the date that news of emancipation of slaves in the South reached Galveston, Texas, two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Senator Smith's bill establishing the holiday was signed into law by Pres . . .