This Day in Black History: June 19, 1865
This Day in Black History: June 19, 1865
The first Juneteenth celebration was held on June 19, 1865.
Juneteenth marks the day on which slaves in Texas first learned that slavery had been abolished. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed and in effect since Jan. 1, 1863, the news didn't reach the Lone Star State until June 19, 1865, but was still cause for a grand celebration.
Since then, generations of African-Americans in states around the nation have marked Juneteenth, or African-American Independence Day, with festivities both large and small that can last a day or a week.
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The first Juneteenth celebration was held on June 19, 1865.
Juneteenth marks the day on which slaves in Texas first learned that slavery had been abolished. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed and in effect since Jan. 1, 1863, the news didn't reach the Lone Star State until June 19, 1865, but was still cause for a grand celebration.
Since then, generations of African-Americans in states around the nation have marked Juneteenth, or African-American Independence Day, with festivities both large and small that can last a day or a week.
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