Arkansas recognizes Juneteenth as a State Holiday or State Holiday Observance through a Bill, House Resolution, Senate Resolution or Joint Resolution

State Senator Hank Wilkins, IV - (*contact Arkansas Juneteenth State Director,  Andre Good - 479-285-4932)(passed 2005)

 

(left) Sen. Hank Wilkins, IV, sponsor of SB263 and
(right) former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee


2005 Arkansas Juneteenth State Holiday Bill (SB263)

"The third Saturday in June shall be known as 'Juneteenth Independence Day' to
commemorate the end of over 200 years of slavery in the United States of America
and to demonstrate racial reconciliation and healing from the legacy of slavery."