On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The law made June 19th a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth's commemoration is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaiming and enforcing freedom of enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery. The House version of the bill was sponsored by Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and was co-sponsored by 166 members, two of whom are Republicans. It passed 415 to 14, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. It passed the Senate via unanimous consent.
@8Y5LM932yrs2Y
No, it is just pandering to African-Americans and creating a victim mentality.
@8V4Y9DW3yrs3Y
Yes, but end heritage months
@8WW82H63yrs3Y
Yes, Juneteenth and Emancipation Day should be declared a federal holiday.
@8WZLX843yrs3Y
No, it is a specific holiday for Black Americans to celebrate their freedom from slavery, and if it is a federal holiday, all Americans including those who historically enslaved them will be eligible for a free day off; however, as it is a cultural holiday, the US government should federally recognize it, and require all workplaces to allow Black Americans to take the day off if they choose
@8V5LJ973yrs3Y
Yes, but we should celebrate all cultures and ethnicities instead not just one only.
@935WPZZ2yrs2Y
I don't even know what that is
@935R5X72yrs2Y
No, It should be up to the states to decide.
@92X6PBRIndependent2yrs2Y
Black History is American History.
@92X5SH62yrs2Y
Yes, but not in the place of actual systemic change.
@92WYJ492yrs2Y
No, use emancipation day instead, and end heritage months and designate one month to celebrate all cultures and ethnicities instead
@92WXLCR2yrs2Y
Juneteenth is already a federal holiday
@92VDBWY2yrs2Y
@92V8YZ62yrs2Y
Just Celebrate whatever holiday you want.
@92TLL872yrs2Y
No, and end heritage months and designate one month to celebrate only white cultures and ethnicities instead
@92TB2MX2yrs2Y
No, because it commercializes a historical holiday for a marginalized group. Give Black Americans reparations instead
Should celebrate the ratification of the 13th Amendment, when all slaves were officially free
@92PWNQ32yrs2Y
@92PF6X92yrs2Y
No, and end heritage months and designate one month to celebrate all cultures and ethnicities instead and we should provide reparations to Blacks as well
@92MVKCY2yrs2Y
Yes but halt the celebration of thanksgiving
@92J7QFV2yrs2Y
No and get rid of black history month and martin Luther king Jr day
@92J5FR72yrs2Y
Make Emancipation Day a national holiday and make reperations
Yes, with reparations and each individual type of reparation offered should be put on the ballad to see if the population agrees. Native Americans should also go through the same thing.
@92GVLNG2yrs2Y
If people want it, they can have it. Nothing about it offends me.
@92GHH5G2yrs2Y
No, but only because the name sounds extremely stupid
@92GB2LT2yrs2Y
Yes, but end heritage months and designate one month to celebrate all cultures and ethnicities instead
This should not even be a question ofcourse
They can celebrate but it shouldn’t be federal
@92FT6QY2yrs2Y
No, but we should be made aware of it
@92FJZVG2yrs2Y
@92DY6SL2yrs2Y
Yes, but Veteran's day should also be a national holiday.
@92DKGRH2yrs2Y
Juneteenth and Emancipation Day
@92DBRVV2yrs2Y
No, and get rid of all federal holidays
@92D3BDZ2yrs2Y
Yes and it should also be expanded to commemorate the day the Confederacy was defeated and the United States was reunited as a whole nation.
@92CZMBH2yrs2Y
Who cares? It has no long term affect at all!
@92CSBP52yrs2Y
It should be a holiday but not a federal one.
@92CPH9P2yrs2Y
yes, it's definitely worth celebrating!
@92CKLF82yrs2Y
No, and black people don't belong in America.
@929VRQDRepublican2yrs2Y
No, unless there is a month for Asian and white people as well
@929RNTH2yrs2Y
No, and end heritage months and designate one month to celebrate all cultures and ethnicities instead blacks are self righteous narrow minded stupid annoying ugly sodomists
@929LLWY2yrs2Y
No, and end heritages months
@928VZ7Y2yrs2Y
end all federal holidays
@928V2ZD2yrs2Y
Yes, An additional day off work is a good thing.
@928J5RS2yrs2Y
@9287W292yrs2Y
This is our holiday, why should we include everyone
@9274YTK2yrs2Y
Celebrate end of civil war instead.
@926LR48Republican2yrs2Y
No, and end pride month as well.
@925NZ3X2yrs2Y
yes becaus eit supports slaves being free but no because no need to express freedome