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Yep but most blacks don't know that though. DemonicRATS hid that pertinent information to them. They keep the blacks uninformed.Juneteenth, officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated annually on June 19th. It commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.The name "Juneteenth" is a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth," referring to June 19, 1865. On this day, Major General Gordon Granger and Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that all enslaved people in the state were free by executive order. This news came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. Texas was the most remote Confederate state, and the news of emancipation had been withheld from enslaved people there.Juneteenth is often called "America's second Independence Day" and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. It serves as a day of celebration, reflection, and education about the history of slavery and the ongoing struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. While it has been celebrated by Black Americans for generations, it became a federal holiday in 2021.