06/19/2026
Happy Juneteenth! Today, we celebrate and remember this day in 1865, when Union soldiers physically freed thousands of enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, who remained enslaved for two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth commemorates the end of legal slavery in the United States. Around the country, today is celebrated with parades, community activities, and food and entertainment known as Juneteenth Jubilee.