On June 19, one of the most important dates in the history of the American Union is commemorated, since It was June 19, 1865 when the Civil War ended, marking the victory of the Union (northern states) once morest the Confederation (southern states), resulting in the country’s President, Abraham Lincoln, decreeing the abolition of slavery.
This is how the ‘Juneteenth Day’ (June – nineteenth) was born, date that commemorates the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of African-American slaves. This date has more impact in Texas, where the conflict mainly took place, however, it is also commemorated in 46 other states.
What states celebrate Juneteenth Day?
And it is that, more than 150 years following the event, Juneteenth Day has not been recognized by the American Union as a whole. Among the states that do NOT recognize Juneteenth Day is Hawaii, North Dakota, y South Dakota.
It is worth mentioning that the recognition of Juneteenth Day in the various states of the American Union did not happen overnight, in fact, the last state to recognize this commemorative date was New Hampshire in 2019, followed by Montana in 2017 and Utah in 2016. Here we leave you the states that do commemorate Juneteenth Day and from what year they did so:
Recognition of ‘Juneteenth Day’ in the US states
Estado
Año de Reconocimiento
Alabama
2011
Alaska
2001
Arizona
2016
Arkansas
2005
California
2003
Colorado
2004
Connecticut
2003
Delaware
2000
Florida
1991
Georgia
2011
Idaho
2001
Illinois
2003
Indiana
2010
Iowa
2002
Kansas
2007
Kentucky
2005
Louisiana
2003
Maine
2011
Maryland
2014
Massachusetts
2007
Michigan
2005
Minnesota
1996
Mississippi
2010
Missouri
2003
Montana
2017
Nebraska
2009
Nevada
2011
New Hampshire
2019
New Jersey
2004
New Mexico
2006
New York
2004
North Carolina
2007
Ohio
2006
Oklahoma
1994
Oregon
2001
Pennsylvania
2001
Rhode Island
2012
South Carolina
2008
Tennessee
2007
Texas
1980
Utah
2016
Vermont
2007
Virginia
2007
Washington
2007
West Virginia
2008
Wisconsin
2009
Wyoming
2003
Due to the protests unleashed following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, Juneteenth Day is expected to be recognized by the rest of the states, under pressure from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
