Emancipation Day

noun

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The day has also been called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day and Black Fourth of July. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 20 June 2025 Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, acknowledges the end of slavery in the United States and is observed every year on June 19. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 Also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth falls annually on June 19, the date in 1865 when the last enslaved groups in Texas were officially freed. June 19, CBS News, 19 June 2025 On June 19, Juneteenth — also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day — marks the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Emancipation Day

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Emancipation Day was in 1885

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“Emancipation Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Emancipation%20Day. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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Emancipation Day

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