CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Holiday commemorating Texas abolition of slavery For other uses, see Juneteenth (disambiguation) . Juneteenth Ashton Villa, where General Order No. 3 was read on June 19, 1865 Also called Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Cel-Liberation Day, Emancipation Day Observed by Residents of the United States , especially African Americans , Mascogos 47 states of the United States [1] Type Ethnic, historical Significance Emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy Observances Exploration and celebration of African American history and heritage Date June 19 Next time June 19, 2020 ( 2020-06-19 ) Frequency Annual Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth ), [2] also known as Freedom Day , [3] Jubilee Day , [4] and Cel-Liberation Day , [5] is an America...