Biden to attend Juneteenth celebration in Galveston

Former President Biden will attend a Juneteenth celebration at a historic church in Galveston, Texas, on Thursday, The Associated Press reported.

Biden will attend the event hosted by the Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — one of the places the order announcing the end of slavery in Texas was read on June 19, 1865.

That historic day is now commemorated each year on June 19. Biden signed legislation into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021.

The church...