Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday observed in the United States on June 19th. The term "Juneteenth" is a combination of the words "June" and "nineteenth." The holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.

Juneteenth specifically marks the date of June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, which proclaimed the freedom of all enslaved people in Texas. This announcement came more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.

On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth was officially designated as a federal holiday following the passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden.