Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Juneteenth
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
Juneteenth celebration Juneteenth gathering at Emancipation Park Juneteenth parade Juneteenth pride
What does Juneteenth celebrate?
Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation Day
Discover the history of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
Related Questions
Read Next
Freddie Mae Rhodes, at about age 17, taken from her "high school cumulative card" which was a card with your picture and all your grades. Mother of EB contributor Charles Blow who wrote the Mendel feature on Juneteenth
A Teen Girl Recalls Juneteenth in the 1950s
Juneteenth Parade at Malcolm X Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 22, 2019. (emancipation, slavery)
What Is the History of Juneteenth?
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Discover
Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up
Estimated battle casualties, Normandy invasion, World War II. WWII, D-Day
Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)
Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.
There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)
airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)
7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances
Nelson Mandela, undated photo.
15 Nelson Mandela Quotes
NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.
10 Great Sports Rivalries
Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan
6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Juneteenth: Media

United States holiday
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth/images-videos

Videos

What does Juneteenth celebrate?
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, celebrates the end of slavery in the...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Discover the history of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
Learn more about Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Juneteenth celebration
Emancipation Day celebration, Austin, Texas, June 19, 1900.
Niday Picture Library/Alamy
Juneteenth gathering at Emancipation Park
A group, including Emancipation Park founder Jack Yates (far left), gathers for a...
Reverend Jack Yates Family and Antioch Baptist Church Collection 1872-1986, African American History Center, Houston Public Library; MSS0281-PH053
Juneteenth parade
A Juneteenth parade in Philadelphia, 2019.
© Tippman98x/Shutterstock.com
Juneteenth pride
The Harrison sisters showing their Black pride at a Juneteenth celebration at the...
Carol M. Highsmith Archive/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-highsm- 63687)
Emancipation Proclamation
Page one of the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863.
NARA
Emancipation Day
African Americans celebrating the anniversary of the end of slavery in Washington,...
© North Wind Picture Archives
VIEW MORE in these related Britannica articles: