June|teen|th

June|teen|th
June|teen|th «JOON teen th», noun.
a festive holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States, traditionally the third Saturday in June. The holiday originated in Texas, where news that the South had surrendered and the Emancipation Proclamation was in effect was received on June 19, 1865. »

“There's been a heap of Juneteenths before this one and I tell you there'll be a heap more before we're truly free!” (Ralph Ellison)

[< blend of June + nineteenth]

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