Juneteenth
June 19, 2021
Address
Chicago, IL 60612
Calendar
Download iCal FileThis holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
Date posted
Apr 29, 2021
Date updated
Apr 29, 2021