Juneteenth marks end of slavery with annual commemoration

State Representative Jackie Haas (IL) | Representative Jackie Haas (R) 79th District

By Kankakee Times

Jun 19, 2024

Juneteenth is the annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. This day honors the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas following the end of the Civil War.

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