Approaching the third year of the Civil War, on September 22nd, 1862, President Lincoln issued an executive order known as the Emancipation Proclamation. This declaration was the announcement "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." The Emancipation Proclamation became official on January 1, 1863. However, it was not until, June 19th, 1865 that Major General Gordon Granger and roughly 2000 Union soldiers descended onto Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Nearly two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was law, there were still more than 250,000 slaves in Texas.

 
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Juneteenth was and continues to be both a day of remembrance and an opportunity for African-Americans to honor their history and celebrate Black culture with a focus on education and self-improvement. It's also a momentous occasion worthy of celebration. Pageants, parades, parties... cookouts, kick-backs, and car shows... rodeos, reunions, and receptions... every and any type of function to recognize the end of state-sanctioned slavery - there's a Juneteenth Weekend event being held near you or streaming online! I have one event from each state listed below.

 
 

Alabama

National Juneteenth Festival and Parade

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Alaska

Free Admission Day: Juneteenth at the Museum

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Arizona

Valley of the Sun Juneteenth Celebration

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Arkansas

2021 Juneteenth Celebration: Delta Financial Literacy

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California

SoulfulofNoise Juneteenth Concert

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Colorado

JUNETEENTH MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Connecticut

1st Annual Juneteenth "Liberation Day" Festival

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Related: This Juneteenth, A Newly Uncovered Poem On Slavery, By A Slave

 

Delaware

Juneteenth Entrepreneurial Expo

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Florida

Miss Juneteenth Pageant 2021

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Georgia

JUNETEENTH ATLANTA

​PARADE & MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Hawaii 

Juneteenth Cookout and Scavenger Hunt

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Idaho 

JUNETEENTH COMMUNITY PANJUNETEENTH COMMUNITY PANEL 

AND ANNUAL CHILI TASTING 

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Illinois

9th Annual Juneteenth Celebration

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Indiana

Juneteenth Southern Soul Father Day Celebration

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Iowa

Juneteenth Black Business Expo and Tour Jump Off

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Related: What D.C. Statehood means for Black-Owned Businesses? Here's a look.

 

Kansas

13th Annual Kansas City Juneteenth Celebration

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Kentucky

Full Circle Comedy Presents: Juneteenth Comedy Spectacular 

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Louisiana

Juneteenth New Orleans Celebration & Market

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Maine

BookHead SweetTooth Celebrates Juneteenth

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Maryland 

Annapolis’ Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration 

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Massachusetts

Museum of Fine Arts Juneteenth Celebration

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Michigan

Juneteenth Jubilee Stroll on the Historic Avenue of Fashion

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Minnesota

Juneteenth Jubilee- A MN Black Box Bazaar

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Mississippi

Juneteenth Small Business Expo

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Missouri

13th Annual Kansas City Juneteenth Celebration

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Montana

Black Heritage FounBlack Heritage Foundation of Yellowstone County

Freedom Celebration

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Nebraska

Omaha Freedom Festival feat. Juvenile, Michel'le, KeesheaPratt , TheBankster1

 
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Nevada

S.O.S 2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival

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Related: How to Support Black-Owned Businesses for Black Love Day

 

New Hampshire

Juneteenth 2021 -Art of The Story: Exploring How DNA Powers a Changing Narratives 

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New Jersey

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION 2021

Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown, NJ

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New Mexico

JUNETEENTH 2021: "TO A HIGHER GROUND

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New York

The Big Black Kickback Juneteenth 2021 NYC

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North Carolina

Raleigh Juneteenth Festival

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North Dakota 

“Faith4Hope Presents” Juneteenth Freedom Celebration 

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Ohio 

Juneteenth Jubilee

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Oklahoma

Blooming Into Juneteenth with Gapelii Brand 

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Oregon

Juneteenth Celebration in Medford

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Pennsylvania 

YPOC JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION 2021

 
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Rhode Island

Juneteenth RI 2021 

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South Carolina

Lowcountry Juneteenth Week

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South Dakota

Brookings Juneteenth Celebration 2021

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Tennessee

Juneteenth Jubilee - “It’s the B.O.B. for Me!!!”

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Texas 

5TH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

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Utah

Freedom & Heritage Festival: Black Joy

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Vermont

Juneteenth Celebration - Fletcher Free Library

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Virginia

1st Annual Juneteenth Pageant

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Washington

It Takes a Village — Juneteenth Festival 

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Washington D.C.

Youth Entrepreneur Day

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West Virginia

2021 Virtual Juneteenth Celebration

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Wisconsin 

Burlington Juneteenth Rally

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Wyoming

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If there is a Juneteenth event being held in your community, please consider attending with your family and friends. Slavery is not the culmination of who we are as a people, yet we have accomplished and achieved in spite of it. Not only is this a time to celebrate, this is also a time to reflect on our history through a contextual lens in a concerted effort to examine slavery and its direct impact on our country today.

 

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