Sunday, June 19th, is Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a celebration of the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in 1865. June 19th, 1865 is the day when federal troops arrived in Texas to free the remaining enslaved people in the United States. This was TWO AND A HALF YEARS after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth is now a federally recognized American holiday and many African American people celebrate Juneteenth by hosting cultural and educational events around the 19th of June. These events celebrate freedom and the many contributions made to society by African Americans. Read on to find out about some of these events going on in the Triangle.
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