In Celebration of Juneteenth – SatNews

In celebration of Juneteenth – SatNews

June 19 was officially declared a U.S. holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. In celebration of Juneteenth the Satnews offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19 and will reopen on Friday, June 20.

Juneteenth Celebration at East Point

Juneteenth Celebration What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is June 19th. This day celebrates the end of slavery and enslaved people were free in the United States. Juneteenth, short for June Nineteenth, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom—over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. First celebrated in Texas in 1866 Now a federal holiday (as of 202…