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Juneteenth 

Holiday  

Description

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America. Wikipedia

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Significance: Emancipation of the last remaining enslaved people in the United States

Observances: Exploration and celebration of African-American history and heritage

Also called: Freedom Day or Emancipation Day

Observed by: Residents of the United States, especially African Americans; Mascogos /The Mascogos (also known as negros mascagos) are an afrodescendant group in Coahuila, Mexico. Centered on the town of El Nacimiento in Múzquiz Municipality, the group are descendants of Black Seminoles escaping the threat of slavery in the United States.