num_pages: 64
description: Provides the story of how this holiday, marking the Emancipation Proclamation, spontaneously began on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, and grew from there into a nationwide celebration of freedom among African Americans.
language: English
title: Juneteenth: Freedom Day
titlecomplete: Juneteenth: Freedom Day
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Cobblehill