New Mexico § 12-5-14 Juneteenth Freedom Day established

New Mexico Statutes

§ 12-5-14 — Juneteenth Freedom Day established

New Mexico § 12-5-14

Ch. 12Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters

Art. 5Public Holidays

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 12-5-14 (2026).

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The "Juneteenth Freedom Day" is created. It shall be commemorated on the third Saturday in June of each year and be observed by: A. reflecting on the history of African-American slavery in the United States; the experience of Africans brought to the United States in a five- to twelve-week journey across the Atlantic; the deaths of thousands of Africans who died in inhuman conditions of passage; the abuse of African-American slaves, including whipping, castration, branding and rape; the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment of the United States constitution abolishing slavery throughout the United States and its territories; and the significance of June 19, 1865, the day on which the message of freedom and abolition reached the western states; and B. recognizing the importance of Americans

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The "Juneteenth Freedom Day" is created. It shall be commemorated on the third Saturday in June of each year and be observed by: A. reflecting on the history of African-American slavery in the United States; the experience of Africans brought to the United States in a five- to twelve-week journey across the Atlantic; the deaths of thousands of Africans who died in inhuman conditions of passage; the abuse of African-American slaves, including whipping, castration, branding and rape; the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment of the United States constitution abolishing slavery throughout the United States and its territories; and the significance of June 19, 1865, the day on which the message of freedom and abolition reached the western states; and B. recognizing the importance of Americans of African descent as American citizens and New Mexico residents.