Juneteenth
noun
June·teenth
ˌjün-ˈtēn(t)th 
: June 19 observed as a legal holiday in the United States in commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S.
Note: The federal name for this holiday according to the United States Code is Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is also called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Juneteenth Independence Day.
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On Juneteenth 2020, protesters pulled the statue down with ropes and then set it on fire.
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Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
The first of 250 kits were distributed during the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration, and additional kits were provided during the committee’s July meeting to any interested resident.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
As Juneteenth celebrations in downtown Miami faded into a sluggish Thursday night, a trickle of guests made their way past the red velvet ropes and security guards at Lucky Strike.
—Shanae Hardy, Billboard, 30 July 2025
By June of this year, the choir was performing at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s celebration of Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field and at a Juneteenth event at Wrigley Field.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
The first of 250 kits were distributed during the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration, and additional kits were provided during the committee’s July meeting to any interested resident.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
As Juneteenth celebrations in downtown Miami faded into a sluggish Thursday night, a trickle of guests made their way past the red velvet ropes and security guards at Lucky Strike.
—Shanae Hardy, Billboard, 30 July 2025
By June of this year, the choir was performing at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s celebration of Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field and at a Juneteenth event at Wrigley Field.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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“Juneteenth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Juneteenth. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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