Juneteenth 2022 Statewide Celebrations
Juneteenth, short for June nineteenth, commemorates the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom in 1865 - a full two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Juneteenth, short for June nineteenth, commemorates the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom in 1865 - a full two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

