Current location:sport >>
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
sport58People have gathered around
IntroductionMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative efforts to make it a permanent holiday in the state have so far faltered.
Ivey’s office said Monday that June 19 will be a holiday for state workers coinciding with the federal holiday. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. This will be the fourth year that Ivey has designated it as a state holiday.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned from Union soldiers that they were free. The news came two months after the end of the Civil War and about 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Action by the Alabama Legislature would be required to make Juneteenth a permanent state holiday. There have been efforts to do so or to abolish or rename of the state’s three Confederate-related holidays. So far none of those efforts have been successful.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Earth Examination news portal”。http://congorepublicofthe.boluescortbayan.net/article-09e599467.html
Related articles
Haiti’s international airport reopens after gang violence
sportPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time i ...
【sport】
Read moreSupreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit
sportWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with a music producer in a copyright case Thursday, allowi ...
【sport】
Read moreRaiders sign 1st
sportHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders signed first-round draft pick Brock Bowers, a tight end ...
【sport】
Read more
Popular articles
- Massey, Perez hit homers to lead Royals in 8
- President Joe Biden cheers the Las Vegas Aces and women's basketball
- I lost my legs and almost died after using a tampon correctly
- 2024 South Carolina General Assembly session may be remembered for what didn't happen
- China sanctions former US lawmaker who supported Taiwan
- Boy aged TEN is accused of 'abhorrent' sexual assault of Italian tourist, 23
Latest articles
LINKS
- Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show
- JFK airport project misrepresented as not allowing bids from white, male
- The Latest
- Human rights group urges Thailand to stop forcing dissidents to return home
- Asian soccer body scraps 12
- Russell Wilson and Ciara 'close sale of Seattle mansion, raking in $31M for six
- The Academy of Country Music Awards are here; Luke Combs leads the nominations
- Rose Zhang withdraws from LPGA tournament due to illness
- Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job
- Hawaii native Savannah Gankiewicz crowned Miss USA after the previous winner resigned