The claim: Barack Obama never mentioned Juneteenth while in office. Our ruling: False.
"On this day in 1865, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, those who found themselves still enslaved in Galveston, Texas had their hopes realized and their prayers answered," Obama'sread."Contrary to what others had told them, the rumors they had heard were indeed true. The Civil War had ended, and they were now free."
Obama has also continued to advocate for the holiday even after leaving the Oval Office. In recent weeks, Obama commemorated Juneteenth by sharing a"Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress.
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