More Americans support making Juneteenth a national holiday than oppose the idea, poll says

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.