Juneteenth 2024: America's Newest National Holiday

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, marks a significant moment in American history.

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom

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Juneteenth is a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth," the day Union Major General Gordon Granger to announce the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery

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Celebrating Juneteenth honors memory of those who fought for freedom and to acknowledge the contributions of African Americans.

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