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Fulton is replacing Columbus Day with Juneteenth as official county holiday

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Juneteenth has replaced Columbus Day as an official holiday in Fulton County.Fulton County commissioners voted last week to swap the holidays. Starting in 2021, Fulton will commemorate the anniversary of American slaves learning about their freedom by closing county offices and giving employees the day off on June 19. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, offices will close the Friday prior to June 19. If it falls on Sunday, the Monday following June 19 will be off.DeKalb County an official holiday.The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865 — when slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued and more than two months after the end of the Civil War.“I am honored and proud to represent the tradition of metro Atlanta and Fulton County leadership in the continuing fight for equity and justice for all residents,” said Fulton Commissioner Joe Carn, who sponsored the effort.Many Black Americans have long commemorated Juneteenth, especially in Texas. But Juneteenth gained new national attention amid ongoing protests over police violence and systemic racism against Black Americans.“I believe that we are witnessing something that our ancestors have been waiting and praying over for years,” Carn said.As for removing Columbus Day, there’s been a bubbling movement to replace the Oct. 12 celebration of Christopher Columbus with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.Thousands of people blanketed the streets of metro Atlanta on Friday to mark the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth and protest racial injustice, police brutality and systematic inequalities that have long harmed people of color. The day kicked off with peaceful observances at Centennial Olympic Park, which drew thousands of attendees, and the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed during a suspected DUI arrest by Atlanta police a week ago. Here are video and photos of how metro Atlanta celebrated the historic day. (Edited by Ryon Horne; video by Ryon Horne and John Amis; photos by Alyssa Pointer, Ben Grey, Hyosub Shin, John Amis and Steve Schaefer) (Story written by Tamar Hallerman and Kristal Dixon)About the AuthorEditors' PicksThe LatestFeatured© 2022 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our , , , and understand your options regarding .

Juneteenth has replaced Columbus Day as an official holiday in Fulton County.Fulton County commissioners voted last week to swap the holidays. Starting in 2021, Fulton will commemorate the anniversary of American slaves learning about their freedom by closing county offices and giving employees the day off on June 19. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, offices will close the Friday prior to June 19. If it falls on Sunday, the Monday following June 19 will be off.DeKalb County an official holiday.The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865 — when slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were...

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