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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n
Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThis Thursday will mark Juneteenth. <\/p>\n
Celebrated annually on the 19th of June across the U.S., Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery and is often referred to as the nation\u2019s \u201csecond Independence Day.\u201d<\/p>\n
June 19th marks the day in 1865 when roughly 2,000 Union Army soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with the announcement that enslaved people were now free. In his order, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger declared that \u201cthe people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, which formally abolished slavery in the U.S., wasn\u2019t passed by Congress until January 31, 1865. It was ratified later that year.<\/p>\n
Now, parades, festivals, concerts, family gatherings, church services, and other community events are hosted across the U.S. for Juneteenth.<\/p>\n
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The Philadelphia Union honor Juneteenth before the game against Charlotte FC at Subaru Park (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nJuneteenth has been considered a federal holiday in the country since 2021. However, that doesn\u2019t guarantee that all workers around the U.S. will get the day off for it. It is up to individual employers to decide whether they offer time off or additional pay for work on federal holidays.<\/p>\n
Find the list in full below:<\/p>\n
New Year\u2019s Day:<\/strong> Wednesday, January 1<\/p>\nBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: <\/strong>Monday, January 20<\/p>\nInauguration Day<\/strong>: <\/strong>Monday, January 20<\/p>\nPresidents\u2019 Day<\/strong>: Monday, February 17<\/p>\nMemorial Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Monday, May 26<\/p>\nJuneteenth National <\/strong>Independence Day<\/strong>: <\/strong>Thursday, June 19<\/p>\nIndependence Day:<\/strong> Friday, July 4<\/p>\nLabor Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Monday, September 1<\/p>\nIndigenous Peoples\u2019 Day (also observed as <\/strong>Columbus Day<\/strong>)<\/strong>: Monday, October 13<\/p>\nVeterans Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Tuesday, November 11<\/p>\nThanksgiving Day:<\/strong> Thursday, November 27<\/p>\nChristmas Day: <\/strong>Thursday, December 25<\/p>\n
Other important days to note:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\nValentine\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Friday, February 14<\/p>\nSt. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Monday, March 17<\/p>\nApril Fools\u2019 Day<\/strong>: Tuesday, April 1<\/p>\nGood Friday<\/strong>: Friday, April 18<\/p>\nEaster<\/strong>: Sunday, April 20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more This Thursday will mark Juneteenth. Celebrated annually on the 19th of June across the U.S., Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery and is often referred to as the nation\u2019s \u201csecond Independence Day.\u201d June 19th marks the day in 1865 when roughly 2,000 Union Army soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with the announcement that enslaved people were now free. In his order, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger declared that \u201cthe people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.\u201d The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, which formally abolished slavery in the U.S., wasn\u2019t passed by Congress until January 31, 1865. It was ratified later that year. Now, parades, festivals, concerts, family gatherings, church services, and other community events are hosted across the U.S. for Juneteenth. The Philadelphia Union honor Juneteenth before the game against Charlotte FC at Subaru Park (Getty Images) Juneteenth has been considered a federal…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}