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Juneteenth Celebration (Brief History)

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, a Union General rode into Galveston, Texas, to announce that the Civil War had ended, and slaves had been freed. Though the Emancipation Proclamation became law in January 1863, it could not be enforced in places still under confederate control. Thus, it took more than two years for approximately 250,000 Texan slaves to learn their freedom had been secured by the government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth 

Currently, 47 states—including Alabama—have adopted Juneteenth as a holiday and on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the US Senate voted unanimously to make it a federal holiday. That bill now heads to the US House of Representatives for approval. For more information about Juneteenth and the passage of legislation, visit the link below.

http://nationaljuneteenth.com/Alabama.html

Juneteenth's Celebration of Resilience

To view even more history, porch stories, and a rendition of the Negro National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," click the link below.

https://nmaahc.si.edu/events/juneteenth

Related Courses

For information regarding courses offered at UNA as relates to Juneteenth and African American History, click the link below.

https://catalog.una.edu/undergraduate/colleges-programs/arts-sciences/interdisciplinary-minors/black-studies/

Happy Juneteenth! 

https://juneteenth.com/history