Juneteenth, June 19, 2023 – a federal holiday that is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It marks the federal order to free slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865.
Find out more at https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth and at the National Museum of African American History & Culture website, https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth.
Source: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Juneteenth”. Encyclopedia Britannica, Last Updated: Apr 2, 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth. Accessed 19 May 2023.
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