President Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as the first new federal holiday in decades, a major symbolic victory that Black activists have sought for years
Biden said that he hopes by establishing the holiday,"all Americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history."
Biden said that he hopes by establishing the holiday, "all Americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress and grapple with the distance we've come, but the distance we have to travel, too." "Think about that," said Vice President Kamala Harris, the United State's first Black vice president. "For more than two years the enslaved people of Texas were kept in servitude. For more than two years they were intentionally kept from their freedom."
Biden said he believes establishing Juneteenth as a public holiday will be one of the "greatest honors" of his still-unfolding presidency. The Biden administration has sought to prioritize racial equity, both in the composition of high-level staff and in its policy agenda, and made it one of the central tenets of White House strategy., passing the Senate on Tuesday and the House the day after, a somewhat expected development after generations of inertia.
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