Connecticut added Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 annually, as an official state holiday beginning in 2023, following its recognition as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021.

He read an official statement from Bysiewicz, which said, in part: “The Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment C.V Infantry dedicated themselves to honor bravery, sacrifice, and advancement of freedom.

The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved African Americans were free.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...

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Juneteenth festivities are rooted in cookouts and picnics. Originally celebrated as Black Americans’ true Independence Day, outdoor events allowed for large, raucous reunions among formerly ...

Today is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Major General Gordon ...

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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Thursday is Juneteenth, and on Wednesday, state leaders and local activists held an event in Hartford recognizing the day. A flag raising ceremony, live music and panel ...