After Madison’s proclamation, it wasn’t until Abraham Lincoln came into office that another president declared a public holiday of Thanksgiving.

Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is not a state holiday in Florida. Here's what to ...

What is Juneteenth? President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the Confederate States of America as of Jan. 1, 1863.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., but it's not an official state holiday in Florida. Florida recognizes May 20th as Emancipation Day, marking the ...

Juneteenth meaning Declared by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves held in Confederate states.