06/20/2023
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is a holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. Texas was the most remote of the slave states, and the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, was not enforced in Texas until after the Confederacy collapsed.
Juneteenth is celebrated with food, music and gatherings in communities across the U.S.
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