Huntington designates Juneteenth as legal holiday
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Published: Jun. 17, 2020 at 6:46 PM EDT
Huntington is among the first cities in the country to officially designate Juneteenth as a legal holiday.
The city made that announcement Wednesday evening after Huntington City Council unanimously adopted a resolution designating Juneteenth (June 19) as a legal holiday.
Mayor Steve Williams immediately signed the act into law.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy were freed.
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