Juneteenth - Wikipedia Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States
Juneteenth | Federal Holiday, Meaning, Flag, History, Food . . . Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States It is also called Emancipation Day or Juneteenth Independence Day The name Juneteenth references the date of the holiday, combining the words June and nineteenth
Juneteenth World Wide Celebration Juneteenth is the oldest nationally internationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond
What Is Juneteenth? - HISTORY Juneteenth, short for “June Nineteenth,” marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth - National Museum of African . . . Juneteenth is an often overlooked event in our nation’s history On June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Juneteenth: Fact Sheet - Congress. gov Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Black Independence Day, and, by statute, Juneteenth National Independence Day