{"id":11553,"date":"2022-06-20T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T22:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/how-americans-have-honored-juneteenth-for-over-150-years\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T22:00:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T22:00:20","slug":"how-americans-have-honored-juneteenth-for-over-150-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=11553","title":{"rendered":"How Americans Have Honored Juneteenth For Over 150 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jk1z4DTir0E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>African American communities have honored Juneteenth for generations, and last year President Biden signed the \u201cJuneteenth National Independence Day Act,\u201d enshrining the day as a federal holiday. NBC News\u2019 Aaron Gilchrist takes a closer look at the history of Juneteenth and how Americans celebrated Black culture across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Subscribe to NBC News: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC<\/a><br \/>\n\u00bb Watch more NBC video: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties.  We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with NBC News Online!<br \/>\nNBC News App: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5d0cd9df61b80\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/smart.link\/5d0cd9df61b80<\/a><br \/>\nBreaking News Alerts: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.nbcnews.com\/join\/5cj\/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/link.nbcnews.com\/join\/5cj\/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621<\/a><br \/>\nVisit NBCNews.Com: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/ReadNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/ReadNBC<\/a><br \/>\nFind NBC News on Facebook: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/LikeNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/LikeNBC<\/a><br \/>\nFollow NBC News on Twitter: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/FollowNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/FollowNBC<\/a><br \/>\nFollow NBC News on Instagram: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/InstaNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/InstaNBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How Americans Have Honored Juneteenth For Over 150 years<\/p>\n<p>#NBCNews #juneteenth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African American communities have honored Juneteenth for generations, and last year President Biden signed the \u201cJuneteenth National Independence Day Act,\u201d enshrining the day as a federal holiday. 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