Dr. Peniel Joseph, Professor and Chair in Ethics and Political Values at the University of Texas Austin and author of The Sword and Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr., argues thatJuneteenth should be a national holiday.

I agree wholeheartedly. In addition to the reasons given here: While humans often get things wrong, perhaps it's time to dedicate a day in which we celebrate a moment when we got things right.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/13/opinions/make-juneteenth-a-national-holiday-now-joseph/index.html