The event celebrates when the last enslaved African Americans in the country were informed that they are free – over two years after President Abraham Lincoln declared the end to slavery.
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California now celebrates Juneteenth as a state holiday
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors will consider making Juneteenth an ongoing county holiday at tomorrow’s meeting.
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Today is Juneteenth in California and nationwide — new federal holiday declared
First new federal holiday in almost 40 years commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people at the end of the Civil War.
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Mendo Coast BIPOC holds first Juneteenth celebration
The event was celebrated with a socially distanced gathering on the beach.