Holiday - Juneteenth 2024
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 [1].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 [2].[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth [2] https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/emancipation-proclamation