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What Does Juneteenth Celebrate? The History of the Holiday


The History of Juneteenth - The New York Times

President Biden signed legislation in 2021 that made Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, a federal holiday, after interest in the day was renewed during the ...

What Does Juneteenth Celebrate? The History of the Holiday - PBS

Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19th. The holiday's name is a combination of the words "June" and "nineteenth."

Juneteenth | National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Juneteenth holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States and the Juneteenth National Independence Day will become the 12th legal federal holiday — ...

Juneteenth: The complicated history, significance and celebration ...

Dating back to 1865, the holiday commemorates the day when 250,000 slaves in the state of Texas, which became the last bastion for slavery ...

Juneteenth | History, Meaning, Importance, & Facts - Britannica

What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is also called Emancipation Day or ...

The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some ...

The Long History of Our New Federal Holiday: Juneteenth

Historically, then, Juneteenth is a holiday for formerly enslaved Black Americans and their descendants to celebrate their freedom through acts of symbolic ...

What is June 19th or “Juneteenth” and why is it so important? - SOPHE

Juneteenth, or “Freedom Day” is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This holiday is considered the “ ...

What is Juneteenth—and how did it become a federal holiday?

Observed on June 19, the nation's newest federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in Texas. Here's how it came to be celebrated nationwide.

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 ...

How did Juneteenth get its name? Here's the story behind the ...

June 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, ...

Juneteenth: American celebration of freedom > Air Force ... - AF.mil

Juneteenth, a combination of the words June and nineteenth became a federal holiday June 17, 2021. Before that, it was a uniquely Texan ...

What is Juneteenth and Why is it a Holiday? | SNHU

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday that celebrates one of the most significant events in U.S. history — the end of the Civil War and the ...

Juneteenth is now a national holiday. How did it come to pass? - PBS

The celebration started with the freed slaves of Galveston, Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South in 1863, ...

What to know about Juneteenth and its historical significance

“It's particularly important for African Americans because they are still struggling for freedom and equality. But June 19 was a momentous day ...

Celebrating Juneteenth and what it means | UNC-Chapel Hill

What is Juneteenth? ... Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date on which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally received the news ...

Juneteenth: Celebrating freedom, commemorating Black history

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans ...

5 things to know about Juneteenth | CU Boulder Today

Marking the official end of slavery in Texas, Juneteenth is now also a Colorado state holiday after Governor Jared Polis signed it into law in 2022.

What Is Juneteenth? | HISTORY

Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is a holiday commemorating this day, which marked an effective end of slavery in the United States.

History of Juneteenth | Britannica

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday is also known as Emancipation Day. It is celebrated every year on June ...