On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The law made June 19th a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth's commemoration is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaiming and enforcing freedom of enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery. The House version of the bill was sponsored by Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and was co-sponsored by 166 members, two of whom are Republicans. It passed 415 to 14, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. It passed the Senate via unanimous consent.
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Response rates from 348 Working Families voters.
51% Yes |
49% No |
50% Yes |
43% No |
1% Yes, and we should provide reparations to Black Americans as well |
3% No, and end heritage months and designate one month to celebrate all cultures and ethnicities instead |
3% No, make Emancipation Day a national holiday instead |
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Unique answers from Working Families voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8Y5LM933yrs3Y
No, it is just pandering to African-Americans and creating a victim mentality.
@8V59M643yrs3Y
No, and end heritage months and designate one month to celebrate all cultures and ethnicities instead put all black people in internment camps
@8WW82H63yrs3Y
Yes, Juneteenth and Emancipation Day should be declared a federal holiday.
@923VKFZ3yrs3Y
Yes, and we should provide reparations to descendants of slaves in the United States.
@92H9QMZ3yrs3Y
Yes, with reparations and each individual type of reparation offered should be put on the ballad to see if the population agrees. Native Americans should also go through the same thing.
@8VZF7BX3yrs3Y
No; how about just declaring the last Thursday & Friday of every month a federal holiday and let people decide for themselves what’s with celebrating.
@8VWTM563yrs3Y
as long as i get a day off
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