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Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 5 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day,...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoThe proclamation officially ended slavery in 10 southern, Confederate states, including Florida....
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 5 days agoholiday, named after a contraction of the date "June Nineteenth," commemorates the events of June 19...
Juneteenth goes unobserved by Florida state government
The Raw Story· 4 days agoToday, June 19, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of slavery in the defeated South. The date...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 4 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Florida is behind the country in recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 4 days agoWhile other states are celebrating June 19, known as Juneteenth, with a paid day off from work, ...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoJuneteenth arrives this week, and since it's a federal holiday, some government offices will be...
Local leaders pushing to make Juneteenth a state-recognized holiday in Florida
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 4 days agoJuneteenth is the celebration of the day the Union Army finally made it all the way to Galveston, Texas, on June 19th, 1865, to set free the remaining African American enslaved ...
Experts see value in businesses observing Juneteenth holiday - South Florida Business Journal
The Business Journals· 6 days agoJune 19 is Juneteenth National Independence Day, the nation’s newest federal holiday commemorating...