Let Freedom Ring All across America on Sunday, June 19th there will be Juneteenth celebrations commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. While the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln took effect January 1, 1863, it wasn’t until

The emancipation of slaves in the Confederate States of America happened on June 19th, 1865—more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. This day, now called “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of slavery in America. For many people, Juneteenth is