Juneteenth
Emancipation commemoration date
Juneteenth is an American holiday commemorating the end of slavery, observed on June 19th.
The date marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to announce emancipation—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Long celebrated in Black communities, it became a federal holiday in 2021.
The name blends June and nineteenth.
Absence of constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- slaveryOwnership of people
Galveston · Texas · Lincoln · Thirteenth Amendment · manumission · enslaved · bondage · deliverance
Organized public celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
- cookoutOutdoor meal over flames
reunion · gathering · jubilee · feast · music · dance · pageant · red velvet cake
Divided governmental authority
- nationalOf a country
- annualOccurring every year
- observanceKeeping of customs
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
recognition · 2021 · Biden · bank holiday · calendar · summertime · public holiday
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- communityCollective of connected people
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
fellowship · resilience · perseverance · hope · empowerment · strength · healing · reflection
U.S. ethnic identity category
- historyRecord of past events
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- legacyWhat's passed down
culture · roots · lineage · descendants · genealogy · customs · oral history · folklore
freedom
Absence of constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- proclamationFormal public announcement
slavery · Galveston · Texas · Lincoln · Thirteenth Amendment · manumission · enslaved · bondage · deliverance · unshackling
festival
Organized public celebration
cookout · reunion · gathering · jubilee · feast · music · dance · pageant · red velvet cake · strawberry pie
federal
Divided governmental authority
- nationalOf a country
- annualOccurring every year
- observanceKeeping of customs
commemoration · recognition · 2021 · Biden · bank holiday · calendar · summertime · public holiday
solidarity
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- communityCollective of connected people
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · fellowship · resilience · perseverance · hope · empowerment · strength · healing · reflection · pride
African-American
U.S. ethnic identity category
- historyRecord of past events
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
legacy · culture · roots · lineage · descendants · genealogy · customs · oral history · folklore · elders
- Black CultureNAACP, HBCUs, Black churches, civil rights movement, Harlem Renaissance
- State HolidaysPatriot's Day, Patriots Day, Emancipation Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Victory Day
- civil rights observancesMLK Day, Black History Month, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day
- African diasporaSanteria, Vodou, orisha, orishas, ancestor veneration
- Texas HolidaysEmancipation Day
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
Juneteenthslavery
Ownership of people
chattel slavery · bondage · enslavement · auction block · plantation system
JuneteenthIndependence Day
National sovereignty anniversary
Fourth of July · 1776 · Declaration of Independence · Columbus Day · Founders Day
teen, teens, June, brunch, nineteenth