Juneteenth 2022

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It was on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, that slaves were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth is also know as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, and Liberation Day.

Juneteenth originated in Galveston, TX.