Celebrating freedoms, fighting for equality

Juneteenth — short for “June Nineteenth” — is an annual holiday in African American communities that commemorates the symbolic end of slavery in Texas. Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Liberation Day, Juneteenth is observed primarily in local celebrations nationwide and also serves as an occasion to reflect on social, political, cultural, and economic progress of African Americans. 

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