Juneteenth commemorates the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX in 1865 to inform slaves that they were free.
SAN DIEGO – Juneteenth commemorates the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX, in 1865 to inform enslaved African Americans that slavery had ended in America, two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
History.com says the following year, the first of what later became the annual celebration of “Jubilee Day” on June 19 was held. Every year after that, Juneteenth is celebrated with music, barbeques, prayer services, and other celebrations. In 1979, Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday with several other states, but it was not until 2021 that Congress passed a resolution establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday. President Joe Biden signed it into law on June 17, 2021.SDSU Juneteenth CelebrationJuneteenth Celebration of CultureWhere: Jacob Center at Market Creek Plaza, 404 Euclid Ave.
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