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Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated annually on June 19th. It is one of the oldest commemorations related to the abolition of slavery in the United States. The Juneteenth National Independence Day was officially recognized as a national holiday on June 17, 2021.
The term “Juneteenth” is a Black English contraction, combining “June” and “Nineteenth.” It marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the freedom of all enslaved people, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued.
Sources: Wikipedia and National Park Service websites
Because public spaces were often segregated or restricted, Black communities bought land specifically for Juneteenth events, like Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas. Elsewhere, Juneteenth organizers also purchased Booker T. Washington Park in Virginia.