MADISON, Wis. — Juneteenth is now officially recognized in Dane County.
The County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Thursday night at its meeting. Juneteenth recognizes the date enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their emancipation almost two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
A resolution approved last year established June 19 as a designated holiday for county employees for the first time since it was declared a state holiday in 2009.
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