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Marc shack zoom video4/9/2023 SCUSD’s Commitment to Equity and Social Justice ![]() While true equity remains an ongoing challenge in the United States, Juneteenth marks a significant and celebratory moment in the process of racial and social justice and equity. Juneteenth marks an important milestone in African-Americans’ ongoing quest for equity and justice in the United States. Unsurprisingly, many people chose to leave. ![]() According to the Order, enslaved people would now be treated as hired workers if they chose to remain on the plantations where they had been working, but they were also free to leave. On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger went to Galveston, Texas, and read out General Order #3 to tell people that the Civil War was finally over, that the Union had won, and - crucially - that the Union now had the capacity to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. It is traditionally celebrated on June 19 and combines the words “June” and “nineteenth.” The Events of the First Juneteenth - June 19, 1865 Juneteenth is a day of celebration and reflection. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery by marking the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free, nearly two years after the Civil War ended and the Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863. Until then, our offices and summer schools will be open in accordance with the district calendar. ![]() In California, AB 1655 was introduced to make Juneteenth an official holiday in the State, but the legislation has not yet been passed by the California Senate or been signed into law by the California governor. Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law by President Biden.
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