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President Joe Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

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President Joe Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

President Joe Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

History unfolded Thursday as President Joe Biden signed a new law creating an annual holiday to commemorate the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.

June 19, known as Juneteenth, is now a federal holiday; CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.


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