National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
Celebration of Freedom
"Together we will see Juneteenth become a national holiday in America!"
WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? Juneteenth or June 19, 1865, is celebrated as the date when enslavement ended in America. Although the rumors of
freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas and issued
General Order No. 3, on the "19th of June," almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas and issued
General Order No. 3, on the "19th of June," almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Juneteenth, the "19th of June," is America's 2nd Independance Day, officially recognized by congress, 32 states and the District of Columbia as a state holiday or state holiday observance.
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