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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun June 19, an African-American holiday commemorating the date in 1865 when many slaves in Texas learned they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863).
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- proper noun US A
holiday celebrated in a number of U.S.states onJune nineteenth,commemorating the end ofslavery in the U.S.
Etymologies
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Blend of June and nineteenth
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Juneteenth is widely celebrated as Freedom Day, the June 19, 1865 date that many enslaved Africans held captive on plantations and farms in Galveston, Texas learned they had been liberated 2.5 years prior on Jan 1, 1863 by the so-called Emancipation Proclamation.
Waiting/Weighting/Wading Time: Juneteenth, Watch Night, + Emancipation Day 2023
tankhughes commented on the word Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth! a great holiday, a great blend.
June 19, 2023