Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has announced that Juneteenth will again be a state holiday in the state.
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in America – will be recognized on Wednesday, June 19th and Governor Ivey has declared it a state holiday EACH YEAR since 2021. Alabama lawmakers have proposed bills to permanently add that date to the list of state holidays, but those have not passed.
Ivey also announced Friday, November 29th, the day after Thanksgiving, would be a state holiday this year.
Juneteenth marks the day – when the federal troops arrived in Galveston in 1865 to take control of the state and to ensure that all enslaved people were freed.
