Juneteenth

noun

June·teenth ˌjün-ˈtēn(t)th

: June 19 observed as a legal holiday in the United States in commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S.

Note: The federal name for this holiday according to the United States Code is Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is also called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Juneteenth Independence Day.

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As a result of the deal, temporary employees will have a lower threshold to meet in order to receive comp days and Juneteenth will be added has a holiday. —

Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025 In 2016, at age 89, Lee walked from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., as part of her goal of making Juneteenth a national holiday. —

Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Jan. 2025 Other federal holidays include: New Year's Day Presidents' Day Memorial Day Juneteenth July 4th Labor Day Columbus Day/Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People's Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day History of MLK Jr. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025 The neighborhood highlighted its annual Juneteenth celebration, the community’s history and how the Lake Como Neighborhood Advisory Council was started. —

Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Juneteenth