Juneteenth celebrates its second year as a federal holiday: Here’s what Sacramento has planned.
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 17, 2022
Juneteenth — or June 19th — honors the emancipation of enslaved people. It commemorates the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom, over two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This will be only the second year Juneteenth is a federally recognized holiday, and it’s being observed on Monday, June 20.
In Sacramento, there will be a number of celebrations, including ones in Land Park, Oak Park and Downtown.
But Juneteenth hasn’t always had wide recognition. Before 2020, the city had hosted a Juneteenth celebration held in . . .
