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Juneteenth Recognized As A State Holiday In Utah For First Time

Juneteenth Recognized As A State Holiday In Utah For First Time

By /June 20, 2022 /Local News

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State employees are getting the day off as Utah recognizes Juneteenth as a public holiday for the first time. Governor Cox signed a bipartisan bill earlier this year that established the holiday. Juneteenth is in recognition of June 19th,1865, when African American slaves in Texas […]

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Utah Juneteenth organizers work to continue conversation

Utah Juneteenth organizers work to continue conversation

By /June 18, 2021 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As weekend celebrations for Juneteenth begin, Utah organizers are working to keep conversations around racial equality going in this year’s events. KUER reports the day that falls Saturday is set to commemorate the final emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S. It became a […]

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