Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, is celebrated on June 19 in the United States to commemorate the day Union Gen. Gordon Granger and Union soldiers told enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that they were free. It was June 19, 1865, more than two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863.
Charlotte features a variety of activities to honor the holiday. Below you will find plenty of ways to celebrate Black history, freedom and expression Juneteenth weekend (June 17-19).
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