Juneteenth became an official federal holiday two years ago, but it was an unofficial holiday for many Black people before then.
We should say, "We are a nation of Indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, and immigrants."
Since President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law two years ago, Juneteenth is now a federally recognized holiday.
Some schools, such as Georgetown, have gone further than acknowledgement by renaming buildings that glorify slave owners and offering full scholarships to descendants of enslaved peoples.
The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act is but another step towards inclusion of all peoples who made America: "We are a nation of Native peoples, enslaved peoples, and immigrants."
Persons:
Juneteenth, —, Lincoln, Biden, Charles, Willa Bruce, Klansmen, Gavin Newsom, Bruce
Organizations:
Service, Union, Texans, Plymouth Rock, Civil, Evanston, Colleges, Ivy League, Brown, Princeton, Harvard
Locations:
United States, Indigenous, Texas, Plymouth, America, Manhattan, California, Evanston In Evanston , Illinois, Christian, Evanston, Amherst , Massachusetts, Amherst, Columbia, Georgetown