It commemorates June 19, 1865, the day—more than two months after ... For Black Americans who don't celebrate the 4th of July ...
As celebrations erupted and cannons fired in 1776, my ancestors' freedom was not yet tangible. That was the case until nearly 100 years later, on June 19, 1863, or what is now recognized as ...
After all, it would be “erev Juneteenth,” Jordan said — a mashup of the Hebrew word denoting the eve of Jewish observances and the name of the holiday commemorating the day Black people ...