Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining June and nineteenth, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order by Major General Gordon Granger proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865.
Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, held in “East Woods” on East 24th Street
in Austin, Texas.
Credit: Austin History Center
Sonique Louise Foundation 