by Community Reports/Events | Jun 15, 2021 | Federal government, General Misc. Stories
A new eleventh national federal holiday? Freedom Day, Juneteenth The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday, June 15, to establish Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, as a national holiday. The bill now goes to the House of...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 19, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Today is Juneteenth in Bishop. Why the date important to African Americans. “Juneteenth” (June 19th) is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by...
