President Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
President Biden signs a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865, when slaves in…
President Biden Signs Juneteenth Federal Holiday Bill
2021-06-17T15:44:41-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzUyXC8yMDIxMDYxNzE1NTE1OTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==President Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making it now the 11th annual federal holiday and the first one established since the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. “I’ve only been president for several months, but I think this will go down for me as one of the greatest honors I will have had as president,” he told an audience of lawmakers and guests at the White House. He added, “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments.” Also in attendance at the signing was Vice President Kamala Harris, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth.
President Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making it now the 11th annual federal holiday and the first one established since the creation of… read more
President Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making it now the 11th annual federal holiday and the first one established since the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. “I’ve only been president for several months, but I think this will go down for me as one of the greatest honors I will have had as president,” he told an audience of lawmakers and guests at the White House. He added, “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments.” Also in attendance at the signing was Vice President Kamala Harris, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth. close
Points of Interest
For quick viewing, C-SPAN provides Points of Interest markers for some events.
Click the play button and tap the screen to see the at the bottom of the player. Tap the to see a complete list of all Points of Interest - click on any moment in the list and the video will play.
Points of Interest
For quick viewing, C-SPAN provides Points of Interest markers for some events.
Click the play button and move your cursor over the video to see the . Click on the marker to see the description and watch.
You can also click the in the lower left of the video player to see a complete list of all Points of Interest from this program - click on any moment in the list and the video will play.
People in this video
- Joe Biden U.S. President United States
Hosting Organization
Purchase a Download
President Biden Signs Juneteenth Federal Holiday Bill
-
MP4 video - Standard
- Price:
- $4.99
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Featured Clips from This Video
-
- 4 minutes
- 697 views
Related Video
-
Congressional New Conference on Passage of Juneteenth Legislation
A bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate members held a news conference to discuss the unanimous consent passage of…
-
House Debate on "Juneteenth" Federal Holiday on June 19
The House debated a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday on June 19, a date commemorating the end of slavery in…
-
Q&A with Annette Gordon-Reed on Juneteenth
Annette Gordon-Reed talked about the history and legacy of Juneteenth, the June 19 day in 1865 that enslaved African…
-
Lonnie Bunch on Race in America and Juneteenth
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch talked about Juneteenth and how African American history has shaped the nation.…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 4 minutes
- 697 views
-
- 3 minutes
- 249 views
-
- 2 minutes
- 15 views
-
- 58 seconds
- 10 views