06/19/2026
Happy Juneteenth from the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cuyahoga County!
First flown in 2000, the Juneteenth flag pictured here commemorates the Juneteenth holiday and was designed by Ben Haith to mark the General Order No. 3 issued in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. Though President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the document did not grant freedom to slaves held in border states. Union Troops entered Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, forcing the emancipation of the last remaining slaves in the country. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.