See some of the earliest photographs of Juneteenth celebrations in the United States.
Biden just signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Here's why this once local celebration is significant to U.S. history.n two and a half years before all enslaved people in Confederate territory were told they were free.
Juneteenth, a combination of"June" and"nineteenth," is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On on Jan. 1, 1863, known as “Freedom’s Eve,” enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country until the news had arrived: President Abraham Lincoln issued the declaration"that all persons held as slaves" in the rebel states"are, and henceforward shall be free." Only through theEnslavers were responsible for informing enslaved people, but not everyone in Confederate-controlled territory would immediately be told.
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