Vallejo, CA – President Biden signed Bill S. 475 into law declaring June 19, Juneteenth National Independence Day, a national holiday. The City of Vallejo recognizes that this is a holiday with significant meaning. In observance of this holiday, City Hall will be closed on Friday, June 18, 2021. City Hall will reopen on Monday, June 21, 2021.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas, under President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.
To learn more about the history of Juneteenth and how it has been celebrated in Vallejo, visit the Solano County African Family Celebration Committee's webpage at https://vallejojuneteenth.com/
