What Is Juneteenth Flag?

Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It falls on June 19, the day that the news of the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865 reached the state. The word is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth. The name contrasts with the American Civil War's more well-known commemoration, which falls every January in remembrance of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The term Juneteenth has become a cultural icon in African-American communities, symbolizing...