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June 17, 2021

Juneteenth Becomes Federal Holiday

President Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday, the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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June 14, 2022

Emmett Till Justice Act Signed

President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making lynching a federal hate crime.

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