Juneteenth Is a Day for Cheer — and Unfinished Business

Juneteenth Is a Day for Cheer — and Unfinished Business

This Monday, Americans should recognize their newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, as more than just another three-day weekend. Also known as Emancipation Day, the name blends “June” and “nineteenth” — the date in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced General Order No. 3, declaring freedom for those in bondage in the last … Read more