More Americans support making Juneteenth a national holiday than oppose the idea, poll says
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More Americans support making Juneteenth — the annual commemoration of when enslaved people in the U.S. were officially informed of their freedom — a national holiday than oppose the idea, according to a Gallup poll published on Tuesday. Even more Americans who were surveyed said the origins of Juneteenth should be a part of public school curricula in the U.S.
The poll found that 35% of Americans supported federal recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday. One in four said that they do not support the move, and 40% said that they were unsure or unfamiliar with Juneteenth. Black adults were the most supportive group surveyed, with 69% who agreed that Juneteenth should become a federal holiday. Nearly 40% of Hispanic adults support the creation of a Juneteenth national holiday and 27% of White adults do as well, according to the survey.The U.S. government, in what an attorney says is a "monumental admission," said last year that it caused injury to thousands of people on the Hawaiian island of Oahu when jet fuel from its storage facility leaked into the drinking water system. On Monday, thousands of military family members and locals are headed to trial seeking financial compensation.
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