Juneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has been called the country’s second Independence Day.
SEATTLE — Juneteenth, short for June nineteenth, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.
Juneteenth National Independence Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the order issued by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas, over two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has been called the country’s second Independence Day.
The history of Juneteenth
Juneteenth began
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