//SC lawmaker plans to file bill calling for Juneteenth to be recognized as a statewide holiday

SC lawmaker plans to file bill calling for Juneteenth to be recognized as a statewide holiday

COLUMBIA, SC (FOX Carolina) – South Carolina State Senator Darrell Jackson, a Democrat from Richland County, said he plans to file legislation calling for June 19, 19th, referred to as Juneteenth, to be recognized as a statewide holiday in South Carolina.

Juneteenth is an annual celebration of the day in