Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation, declaring Juneteenth a state holiday in Michigan.
Key Points:
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- June 19th will now be celebrated as Juneteenth in Michigan.
- Juneteenth highlights Black history and culture, commemorates the end of slavery in America, and celebrates the fundamental values of freedom, liberty, and equality.
- On June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, and read General Order #3, stating that all enslaved people were free and that former masters and enslaved people were equal in personal and property rights.
