BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20170101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Juneteenth National Independence Day UID:33d42bce-ea3b-41fd-bbec-bb0f6e3286a7 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=06;BYMONTHDAY=19 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250619 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250620 DTSTAMP:20260315T204346 CATEGORIES:Civil War Events LOCATION:Texas GEO:0;0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Juneteenth, celebrated o n June 19th, marks the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texa s were finally informed of their freedom—more than two years after the E mancipation Proclamation was issued. It is considered the oldest nationall y celebrated Black holiday in the United States, symbolizing the end of sl avery and the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality. Juneteenth is now recognized as a federal holiday and is celebrated with events, music, foo d, and community gatherings across the country.

\n

DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth\, celebrated on June 19th\, marks the day in 1865 wh en enslaved African Americans in Texas were finally informed of their free dom—more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. It is considered the oldest nationally celebrated Black holiday in the Uni ted States\, symbolizing the end of slavery and the ongoing struggle for f reedom and equality. Juneteenth is now recognized as a federal holiday and is celebrated with events\, music\, food\, and community gatherings acros s the country.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6947-juneteen th-national-independence-day?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR