Juneteenth is the national remembrance of the last day of chattel slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, when the last enslaved Black people in Texas were freed.
Juneteenth has been an official public holiday in New York State since October 2020, and a federal holiday since June 2021.
On this page, you can learn about family-friendly ways to observe Juneteenth in
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