Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is a holiday honoring African American heritage by commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas (1865). The term Juneteenth comes from the day it is celebrated – June 19th.
Happy Juneteenth!
Ashton Villa, from whose front balcony the Emancipation Proclamation was read on June 19, 1865.
