Emancipation Day
Liberation anniversary celebrated
Emancipation Day commemorates the abolition of slavery, though the specific date varies by location.
In the United States, it often marks June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth), when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom.
Other jurisdictions celebrate different dates—August 1 in former British colonies, marking the 1834 Slavery Abolition Act.
The city declared Emancipation Day a public holiday.
Formal discontinuation of practice
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
- Thirteenth AmendmentConstitutional ban on bondage
- slaveryOwnership of people
- freedmenPeople released from slavery
plantation · Underground Railroad · Frederick Douglass · Harriet Tubman · Civil War · Union Army · Confederacy · antebellum
Emancipation anniversary celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
ceremony · jubilee · feast · gathering · community · pageant · banquet · music
Keeping of customs
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
- federal holidayCongressionally recognized day off
- annualOccurring every year
- nationalOf a country
day off · proclamation · governor · legislature · Texas · Washington D.C. · Caribbean · Jamaica
Family line of descent
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- legacyWhat's passed down
- tributeOffering of respect
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
African American · oral tradition · genealogy · roots · diaspora · descendants · elders · cultural identity
abolition
Formal discontinuation of practice
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
- Thirteenth AmendmentConstitutional ban on bondage
- slaveryOwnership of people
freedmen · plantation · Underground Railroad · Frederick Douglass · Harriet Tubman · Civil War · Union Army · Confederacy · antebellum · Reconstruction
Juneteenth
Emancipation anniversary celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
anniversary · ceremony · jubilee · feast · gathering · community · pageant · banquet · music · dance
observance
Keeping of customs
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
- federal holidayCongressionally recognized day off
- annualOccurring every year
national · day off · proclamation · governor · legislature · Texas · Washington D.C. · Caribbean · Jamaica · Trinidad
ancestry
Family line of descent
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- legacyWhat's passed down
- tributeOffering of respect
recognition · African American · oral tradition · genealogy · roots · diaspora · descendants · elders · cultural identity · collective memory
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- National HolidaysIndependence Day, national holiday, national day, Republic Day, Fourth of July
- observancesholidays, holy days, commemorations, anniversaries, Remembrance Day
- BarbadosBridgetown, Barbadian, Bathsheba, parishes, Saint Michael
- State HolidaysPatriot's Day, Patriots Day, Juneteenth, Lincoln's Birthday, Victory Day
- civil rights observancesMLK Day, Juneteenth, Black History Month, Freedom Day
Emancipation Dayenslavement
Forced human ownership
bondage · subjugation · slavery · chattel slavery · Fugitive Slave Act
emancipation, emancipate, emancipated, emancipating, emancipator, emancipatory