Juneteenth — also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day — celebrates the anniversary of the order proclaiming the emancipation of slaves that was delivered in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. Read more about Juneteenth.
Summer Term 2024 classes will not meet on Wednesday, June 19.
Of interest: President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of Jan. 1, 1863 in the National Archives.